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There’s something oddly counterintuitive about abandoned race tracks. The idea that a place so devoted to speed might play out its remaining years slowly turning to dust seems faintly ironic, and not at all what you’d expect.
Of all the subterranean ghost stations located on the vast London Underground network, one of the most intriguing and little known abandoned stations was never even opened to passengers – and had a secret wartime purpose.
Not only was Wollaton Hall in England used as Wayne Manor in external scenes in 2011’s The Dark Knight Rises, the Elizabethan mansion is also located five miles from Gotham, Nottinghamshire, from where Gotham City takes its name.
For campers in search of a peaceful escape to the countryside, finding an ex-Royal Navy Sea Harrier parked in the field by their tent might come as something of a surprise. Find out more about restored Sea Harrier XZ494 in this short video.
A bizarre series of events known as the Belgian UFO wave supposedly unfolded in the country during the late 1980s and early ’90s. But the supposed “sightings” have been largely dismissed today. Still, what was behind the rumoured reports?
Over the years, concepts of adaptive reuse have begun creeping into the mainstream in the UK and beyond. This article examines a series of clever airfield control tower conversions – inspirational modern homes that are helping preserve history.
Famous for lace, bikes and its temperamental sheriff, Nottingham is one of the UK’s great Midlands cities. But not everything in modern Nottingham and its surrounding area is bustle and life, as these 10 abandonments demonstrate.
A photographer and car fanatic based in Sydney, Australia, captured these scenes of abandoned vehicles awaiting their fate at Flynn’s Wrecking Yard in Dairymans Plains, New South Wales.
When the Sydney HiH building at Third and Juneau was demolished in 2012, a cultural icon of Milwaukee was lost forever. Find out more about the local landmark of Wisconsin’s largest city here.
There’s something inherently mysterious about abandoned places, especially those long-forgotten buildings, vessels and objects that have their own mysterious tales to tell. Here are 10 of our favourites.
In this article, we thought we’d feature this charming abandoned turf house, the form of which is rather common on the Icelandic landscape.
These abandoned monorail pods were spotted in an overgrown corner of a yard near Beeston Marina near Nottingham city centre. But what was their purpose?
There are many incredible views in the City of Lights, but this breathtaking photograph from the top of the Eiffel Tower really caught our attention.
There’s no denying the enduring popularity of beer. But with so much choice, it’s perhaps no wonder that there are so many abandoned breweries dotted around the planet.
(Image: Rita Greer; The Great Plague. Numerous plague pits exist beneath modern London) In September of 1665, the epidemic that would later be called the Great Plague of London was in full swing. It was in […]
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