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Brighton West Pier sunset - photos of the autumnal sun setting over the doomed Victorian pier
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Brighton West Pier sunset – photos of the autumnal sun setting over the doomed Victorian pier

Mon 28th September, 2015 - by editor - Leave a Comment

I think it’s fair to say that I’m a bit obsessed with the melancholy dereliction of Brighton’s West Pier, a beautiful Victorian pleasure pier which is slowly rusting into the sea.

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The abandoned townhouses of Admiral's Row, Brooklyn Navy Yard, New York
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The abandoned townhouses of Admiral’s Row, Brooklyn Navy Yard, New York

Mon 8th September, 2014Mon 8th September, 2014 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Currently crumbling away in Flushing Avenue, Brooklyn is this row of derelict Second Empire style townhouses, formerly used by naval officers. Named Admiral’s Row, the once-grand buildings formed part of Brooklyn Navy Yard …

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Derelict shops, Toynbee Street, Spitalfields, London E1

Thu 13th January, 2011Thu 13th January, 2011 - by editor - 5 Comments.

Looking unlikely to ever come back from the dead is this block of derelict shops along the east side of Toynbee Street in the Spitalfields district of east London, E1.

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