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.
COULD this £5,000 auction of Paul McCartney’s Liverpool front door be the most bizarre celebrity sale yet? The door, which looks-like it may have been knocked – and possibly kicked – very hard during its past, was used by members of Britain’s most famous band to visit lead-singer Paul McCartney when he lived at the address from 1955 to 1964 .
TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .
Jostling their quills into the noses of some unlucky cubs, this is the moment two feisty porcupines ALMOST defeat a pride of seven lions .
A man who developed anorexia as a teen has told that dying for 20 minutes helped shock him into recovery .
A mischievous fox cub demonstrates his playful side by biting his sibling’s tail .
Going for long rides through vast fields together, this twosome share an unbreakable bond .
Bryanna Debinder, 20, from Pennsylvania in the USA, has lost 7 stone in order to impress her idol .
TENNIS was a game made for three according to the first Victorian rule book .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
A single woman, who was granted IVF funding on the NHS, finally has a baby after suffering three miscarriages .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
A mum-of-two, who was scarred for life in a brutal attack at the hands of her ex-boyfriend, is now urging others to leave their abusive partners .