Abandoned And Not Forgotten

Johns-bar, originally uploaded by baaker2009.

Not much left of old Glasgow. A derelict bar in the Calton

Station Hotel, Bloxwich, originally uploaded by Mr-NHW.

Built circa 1871, now sadly empty

Aylesbury United's former home 5, originally uploaded by Henry Root.

Aylesbury United's former Buckingham Road stadium now sadly abandoned and overgrown.

Decapitated Kings, originally uploaded by Chris Protopapas.

Decapitated statues of the Kings of France from Notre Dame cathedral,
Cluny Museum Paris 1997

The Regal - Kingston Upon Thames, originally uploaded by Southern Driver.

Opened on 15th February 1932, as 'The Regal Cinema' and the first film to be shown was "Splinters of the Navy" with Sydney Howard.

In 1936 Union Cinemas took over, and the name changed along with it a year later in 1937. It was in 1938, however, that Union Cinemas were taken over by ABC (Asociated British Cinemas) and the ABC's name was changed back to Regal, a year later, during 1938.

After 23 years the cinema would have it's name changed again! In August 1961 it became the ABC again. The Wurlitzer organ was removed in 1972, and taken to the 'Musical Museum' in nearby Brentford, where it can still be seen and heard today.

Closure came on July 17th 1976 after showing 'Blondie' and 'Adventures of a Taxi Driver' and it was not until 1991 that it would reopen, although only as a Coral Bingo Club. Since April 2010, Gala Bingo (who presumably took over from Coral) the building has been boarded up and closed down. Fortunately, however, it is Grade II listed.

1971 Albion Clydesdale at rest., originally uploaded by fryske.

Last taxed in 1986 - this can't have been parked-up since then - it's not that rusty!

However, the base of the cab and the wings show quite severe rust and the seam of the roof panel has the typical LAD cab rot.

High Royds Asylum Admin Offices, originally uploaded by Urban~Spaceman.

The administration building, which is Grade II listed, is now considered something of a show piece at the former hospital, which is situated on a 300-acre (1.2 km2) site at the foot of Rombalds Moor.

It features an Italian mosaic floor in the main corridor which is intricately decorated with the Yorkshire Rose and black daisies - the latter of which provided inspiration for the title of a television screenplay, filmed at High Royds, as a tribute to sufferers of Alzheimers.

The hospital once contained a library, a surgery, a dispensary, butchers, dairies, bakers, a sweetshop, an upholster's, a cobbler's, spacious grounds, a ballroom and even a railway.

The asylum eventually closed in 2003 and is now under major redevelopment as housing and flats with the admin offices standing as the centre piece and an everlasting memorial to the sites previous historical use.