FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters. The art works entitled 'Houndton Tabby', were designed by illustrator and artist Kim Parkhurst, 39, after she combined her love of drawing and Downton Abbey. 'I've been painting portraits of animals in historical costume for some time,” explains New Yorker Kim. “I've taken some familiar and beloved characters whose demeanour, personality, and appearance seemed to translate to certain breeds of dog or cat. 'I got to thinking about Mr Bates' character and storyline, and Brendan Coyle's facial structure, and how he could look hard but also had the warmest, kindest eyes.
The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel .
A TAXIDERMY truck spotted in America’s Deep South could be the most gruesome wagon on the road .
INTIMATELY showcasing personal artefacts from a family's life, this abandoned bungalow has been left to rot for almost a decade .
A professional dancer has embraced her individuality after refusing plastic surgery to remove a giant birthmark on her face .
AN ITALIAN mechanic has created the world’s most ferocious mini-car .
An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .
Sam Notaro built his own flood defences to protect his four-bedroom home in Moorland, Somerset Flooding is likely to get worse around Somerset as groundwater levels continue to rise .
A baby sperm whale assumed the role of a friendly giant when faced with two awestruck divers .
SPURTING water 20ft into the air, this is one well you wouldn't want to dip your bucket into .
AN OLD ENGLISH cottage packed full of history and valuables has been left to rot .
It’s a role reversal in the Visayan Sea as HUNDREDS of tiny, glistening eggs are carried around inside the mouth of their cardinalfish father .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .