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.
THIS DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .
FROM COLOURFUL autumn leaves to living trees at first glance you might miss these people blended with nature .
A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .
With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .
THIS is the EXPLOSIVE moment when a 50 metre high pylon came crashing down to earth in a rural field .
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .
SKIPPING on the spot, an adorable little owl embraces the 'running man' challenge .
A BRITISH couple are the first to tie the knot inside an enormous GLACIER in Iceland .
