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.
LIKE SUPERMAN carrying a slimy Lois Lane through the air this frog is treating its mate to a flying lesson .
STAIRWAY obsessed photographers have captured psychedelic shots that will mesmerise you .
From the rolling hills of the Brecon Beacons to the still waters in the Lake District, these photographs capture autumnal landscapes across Great Britain perfectly .
A photographer has travelled the length of the UK capturing lighthouses and their picturesque surroundings .
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .
ESCAPING A LANDFILL FUTURE, these amazing science fiction inspired sculptures are made from everyday objects .
SITTING on a burning sofa unable to move, one man turns his terrifying dreams into reality .
WELCOME to the drawing room that is home to the £100K world’s greatest collection of Margaret Thatcher autographed objects .
SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened .
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
A pair of snarling foxes go paw-to-paw and brawl after unexpectedly crossing paths .
