HAUNTED ABANDONED ASYLUM

PAINT peeling from the walls and doors left to rot, these eerie pictures provide an insight inside a haunted hospital famed for its strange phenomena. St John's Asylum, in Lincoln, was known for its spine chilling medical procedures - including electric shock treatment - and was often rife with stories about inmates committing suicide in their padded cells. These spooky photographs were captured by student Jonathon Tattersall after he visited the now derelict hospital to get a closer look of what remained inside.

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SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER BEAR

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CHUCKLING SEAL

CHUCKLING away, this little seal appears to find something hilarious .

FREE RIDE

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CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE BUG KIND

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FROZEN IN TIME LIGHTHOUSE

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SHIVERING SQUIRREL

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SOUTHERN CROSSED AURORA

YOU’VE heard of the northern lights now feast your eyes on the natural wonder of the SOUTHERN lights .

AN ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM: HOTEL WITH A TWIST

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BOXING DAY SQUIRRELS

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GIVE US A KISS - CHEEKY ORANGUTAN PUCKERS UP FOR CAMERA

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CROC VS BAMBI

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