A grand 56-bedroom hotel, once heaving with injured soldiers during the First World War, now lies completely abandoned. Named The Rest, the Grade II listed building in Porthcawl, Wales was built as a convalescent hotel in the early 1860s. It was subsequently used as an auxiliary military hospital from 1915. Between World War I and II, the hospital provided care for more than 2,500 wounded soldiers from Britain, Australia, New Zealand and Canada. The Rest, which sits on a clifftop overlooking Rest Bay, returned to civilian use as a convalescent hotel in 1946, before it closed in 2013. Photographer Shaun Ashford, 25, of Cardiff, Wales, visited the historic site and captured the Victorian building’s empty interiors.
TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
LINED up one by one on a deer’s back, these little birds give their wings a break as they catch a ride across London .
Dogs catch waves at the Coronado Bay dog surf championships Saturday 22nd June 2013- DOG SURFING mutts have never looked so gnarly .
SWIMMING slowly towards the shore, a small group of bottlenose dolphins arrive for breakfast at a beach in Western Australia .
AT 4,800 metres high and just three metres wide, this is the most dangerous road in the world .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
A unique business in Birkenhead, Merseyside is sure to leave you HALF-CUT with its unusual pub and barbers combination .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .
A pair of BEAUTIFUL rescue sea turtles spot their catch in the waters of the Great Barrier Reef .
