The UK head office of Ford Motor Group was built in the early 1960s and was intended to be a
Technical College, Braintree
The now empty buildings of the former Braintree Campus of Colchester Institute.
Underground Cellar/Obelisk, High Street, Bristol
‘That’ door next to Bristol Bridge/Castle Park that everyone knows!
The Broadway Cinema, Bristol
A forgotten and neglected cinema in the Knowle area of Bristol – later used as a bingo hall.
Whitchurch Hospital, Cardiff
A sprawling former lunatic asylum on the outskirts of Cardiff. She’s a big one this one.
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The Civic Centre, Plymouth
One of the tallest structures in Plymouth, this former administrative centre now lies empty. The building is Grade II listed.
The Majestic Cinema, Cradley Heath
A cinema on the outskirts of Birmingham. It closed for this use in 1963 and then saw life as a bingo hall until 2000.
BRI Old Building, Bristol
Part of the BRI hospital in Bristol, this building closed in 2016 and has laid dormant ever since. It’s a familiar site for anyone getting on or off a bus in central Bristol.
St Mary le Port Church Tower, Bristol
A lone church tower in one of Bristol’s busiest parks.