With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining. Just like the bike used by Timmy at The Overlook Hotel in Stanley Kubrick’s cinematic adaption of Stephen King’s novel, the images exudes an unnerving dread. The tenants at the Round Mansion in west Belgium are long gone, but the bedrooms are still occupied by expensive furniture and ornaments. These eerie photographs were captured by London urban explorer Andre Govia, 37, after he decided to start documenting his love of abandoned buildings.
A cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .
BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .
ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .
NEVER mind being careful not to choke on your food, this mother bird has a bigger challenge on her hands, as her ravenous offspring impatiently launches its head down into her stomach .
SKIPPING on the spot, an adorable little owl embraces the 'running man' challenge .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .
LUMINOUS green rocks could easily be a beach from Superman's homeland of Krypton .
Ever wished you could live in a house just like Barbie's? Canadian sculptor Heather Benning has created the life-size dollhouse of her dreams out a derelict building .
A carefree bear cub reclines in the water with his feet raised in the air .
THIS astonishing film shows the moment a hit-and-run driver ploughed into a woman and a toddler on a Coventry street .
STOOD side by side next to a busy road, these buildings were once bustling with life .