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.
A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .
Grandmother Janet Kirby was told she couldn't board her plane home after being accused of assault .
HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
ROLLING up snow in its tiny paws, this little squirrel is looking for a snowball fight .
The claws come out at meal time as a group of white tailed eagles brawl over road-kill .
AN ANGRY giraffe gave a bush-riding cyclist a scare when he stomped his £2K bike into the dirt .
Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .