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.
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
Southern England, the south-west and west Wales have been warned to expect more wild weather, with heavy rain and high tides possibly leading to coastal flooding and travel disruption over the weekend .
LEAPING for joy five-feet above the waves this baby whale cutie is saying HELLO to its family after being lost .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness .
ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .
Some will get up close and personal with Mother Nature’s deadliest animals to get the perfect shot, posing the question, what lengths will a photographer go to for that all important picture? But in this case, the question should be what depths .
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
THIS is the awesome moment an Osprey catches its prey travelling at 50mph, giving new meaning to FAST FOOD .
GIANT garden sculptures don't beat about the bush .
