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.
STOOD side by side next to a busy road, these buildings were once bustling with life .
BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .
This tranquil setting stretches for miles as the sun sets behind the mountain .
ARMED with her camera, bikini and flippers, this brave diver goes swimming with SHARKS .
When couples talk about wanting a white wedding, few will be referring to getting hitched on a glacier sat on top of an active volcano .
At first glance what might look like ordinary rusty bridge and road railings, are in fact amazing works of art .
Peering curiously into a basket hanging off the arms of a snowman, this little squirrel appears fascinated by the snowy figure .
It’s a role reversal in the Visayan Sea as HUNDREDS of tiny, glistening eggs are carried around inside the mouth of their cardinalfish father .
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .
The rock restaurant, located in Zanzibar – THIS unique restaurant really does boast breath-taking views - as it is perched on a rock in the middle of the sea .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
