FULL of empty patient beds and stained bathtubs, this abandoned hospital lies forgotten. St. Gerard's Hospital in Birmingham, which was once used to save lives and treat the deadly disease tuberculosis, has now been left to rot - along with everything inside. These eerie photographs were captured by an urban explorer known as Urbex-SW, who took up photography after becoming intrigued by the abandoned contents of the derelict houses close to his childhood home. 'These photographs show the hospital as it was when it was abandoned back in 1988,' says Urban-SW.
MOUTH OPEN wide, this little stoat appears to be in mid-song as he belts out a tune for his onlookers .
BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
NATURE PAPARAZZIS prove you don't have to be Justin Bieber or Cheryl Cole to attract a pack of photographers .
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A panic stricken kitten that got her head stuck in a car tyre has been freed by quick thinking RSPCA staff .
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A couple celebrated tying the knot with a spectacular Alice in Wonderland-themed wedding reception .
With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .