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.
ARMED with her camera, bikini and flippers, this brave diver goes swimming with SHARKS .
GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .
PUSHING the diver out of his way, this little sea turtle shows he’s not in the mood for photographs .
A photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .
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Full of tired and busy commuters, these underground stations are rarely admired for their architecture or beauty .
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At first glance what might look like ordinary rusty bridge and road railings, are in fact amazing works of art .
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UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .
