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.
With one hand rested on his belly and the other propping his head up, this lazy lizard takes an afternoon break .
INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
A cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .
More weather chaos is heading our way, with ice and snow already hitting areas across Birmingham .
TUGGING at his exhausted mum's ears, a beautiful baby orangutan refuses to settle for a nap as he begins a game of peek-a-boo .
A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .
A BAMBI was dramatically caught in mid-air by a greedy Nile crocodile in a once-in-a-million flying pincer move .
At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .
NOT YOUR everyday selfie, this plucky diver poses with some of the scariest predators in the ocean .
WITH STUNNING colours and serene scenes, these photographs capture the otherworldly beauty of the English coast .
A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .