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 lively lemon shark grins into the camera and showcases his impressive teeth .
WITHOUT A care in the world, this little snow monkey puts his feet up and settles in for a snooze .
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
A Brit photographer has captured one of the world's most camera-shy species of fish - during a game of underwater peek-a-boo .
These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .
A tiny puppy who lost his front legs after being hit by a train has been given and new LEASH of life with a set of wheels .
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
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An Australian explorer has travelled the globe with a toy pig, known as Travel Piggy, in search of a missing cuddly companion .
With a dust covered coat hung from a wardrobe door and a pair of glasses left on a shelf, a remote farmhouse lies abandoned in the Welsh countryside .
A SHOCKING cartoon of a black man carrying bags saying‘’zippadydoohdah zip-up immigrant bags’ has appeared in a shop window and is being investigated by police .
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .