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.
ALL IS not as it seems in these deceptive cityscapes .
YOU’VE heard of the northern lights now feast your eyes on the natural wonder of the SOUTHERN lights .
The view from this rooftop pool is sure to make most holidaymakers envious .
Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg .
HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .
A lazy tree frog, tired of hopping along a branch, chooses the slowest form of transport when it jumps on top of an unsuspecting snail .
FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .