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.
GIANT garden sculptures don't beat about the bush .
WELCOME to what could be the world's tallest TOTALLY wooden construction .
Throwing a right hook as he launches onto his opponent with his gnarling teeth at the ready, this is the OTTER-LY ruthless showdown between two otters .
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .
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AN ITALIAN mechanic has created the world’s most ferocious mini-car .
From vibrant blues to dazzling oranges, these eye catching hummingbirds proudly show off their impressive colours .
AT 4,800 metres high and just three metres wide, this is the most dangerous road in the world .
LUMINOUS green rocks could easily be a beach from Superman's homeland of Krypton .
This tranquil setting stretches for miles as the sun sets behind the mountain .
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .