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Final illustration, Railway Ribaldry by W Heath Robinson -- The End. An old man looks at a broken-down old engine rusting in a field. Date: 1935

Sheep in a field with a disused windmill. Date: circa 1920s

Disused Railway Station, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England. Midland Railway Date: 1910s

Boys at a boarded up window, Balham, SW London
Three boys at a boarded up window of a house in Balham, SW London. Date: circa 1961

British troops in one of the Aisne quarries, 1914
British troops resting in a disused quarry cave in the Aisne district of France. Most of the men when not actually in the trenches sleep

Dr T. B. Stephenson, Found of the National Childrens Home
Dr Thomas Burchell Stephenson who in 1869 founded the National Childrens Home. Its first premises were a disused stable in Lambeth. In 1994, the NCH was renamed Action For Children. Date: Circa 1905

Railway tracks overflown by sand, old diamond ghost town, Kolmanskop, near Luderitz, Namibia, Africa

Candelabra at the lagoon of Venice, Italy

Lighthouse and ocean, Bandon, Oregon

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Montgomery Canal Summer. Date:

The original train line which used to run from Otaru up to Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan

Tracks running into the countryside at a disused railway station on a regional route from Marburg - Erdtebrueck, Sassmannshausen, Bad Lsphe, district of Siegen-Wittgenstein, North Rhine-Westphalia

Langeoog water tower in winter, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

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Old Wasps Nest underneath fallen branch Date:

Goodrich Castle, Forest of Dean, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Chippens Bank, Hever, Kent, as a derelict cottage before John Topham moved in. eJohn Topham / TopFoto

USA, Oregon, Shaniko. Close-up of old piano on main street in ghost town. Credit as: Nancy & Steve Ross / Jaynes Gallery / DanitaDelimont

Ruined coastal dwelling and farm buildings, Coumeenole, Slea Head, Dingle Peninsula, County Kerry, Munster, Ireland, November

Derelict stone barn in farmland, Wensleydale, Yorkshire Dales N. P. North Yorkshire, England, August
Derelict stone barn in farmland, Wensleydale, Yorkshire Dales N.P. North Yorkshire, England, August

View of old lead mine workings, looking from Buttertubs Pass, Lover Gill, Swaledale, Yorkshire Dales N. P
View of old lead mine workings, looking from Buttertubs Pass, Lover Gill, Swaledale, Yorkshire Dales N.P. North Yorkshire, England, June

Disused lead workings, Arkengarthdale, Yorkshire Dales N. P. North Yorkshire, England, June
Disused lead workings, Arkengarthdale, Yorkshire Dales N.P. North Yorkshire, England, June

Japanese Night-heron (Gorsachius goisagi) immature male, first winter plumage, foraging in abandoned paddyfield, Hong Kong, China, December

View of drystone walls and abandoned farmhouse, Black Valley, Macgillycuddys Reeks, Killarney, County Kerry, Munster, Ireland, November

View of ruined stone barn and upland farmland in snow, looking from Bluecaster Fell into Cautley Crag and Yarlside on eastern edge of Howgill Fells, Cumbria, England, February

View of flooded former iron ore mining area, surrounded by sea wall on outskirts of Millom, Hodbarrow Lagoon RSPB Reserve, Duddon Estuary, Haverigg, Cumbria, England, November

View of church ruins, Midley Church, Romney Marsh, Kent, England, May

Abandoned fishing boats on shingle beach, Dungeness, Kent, England, April

Abandoned fishing boat on shingle beach, Dungeness, Kent, England, April

Yellow Waterlily (Nuphar lutea) flowering, growing in disused canal habitat, Montgomery Canal, near Berriew, Powys, Wales, July

Abandoned shooting lodge on roadside of B6255 from Hawes to Ingleton, North Yorkshire, England, May

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Disused Apple Orchard - in blossom (Malus domestica) Date:

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Tree Pipit - singing from disused stone quarry rigging (Anthus trivialis) Date:

Old mine waste spoil heaps on edge of dales moorland, Arkengarthdale Moor, North Yorkshire, England, March

View of derelict building at abandoned whaling station, Port Foster, Deception Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, January

View of derelict whale oil storage tanks at abandoned whaling station, Port Foster, Deception Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, January

Beached and derelict fishing trawler, Roa Island, Islands of Furness, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England, July

Domestic Cattle, beef herd, standing in shallow water at edge of disused reservoir, Gaddings Dam Reservoir, Todmorden, West Yorkshire, England, July

The unattended Argentine Research Station Base Brown, Paradise Bay, Antarctica, Polar Regions

The abandoned and recently restored whaling station at Grytviken, South Georgia, UK Overseas Protectorate, Polar Regions

Delapidated farm building, Lakes Entrance, Victoria, Australia, February

Coal mine industrial heritage museum in snow, Big Pit National Coal Museum, Blaenavon, Torfaen, South South Wales, January

View of jetty, harbour wall and road bridge during very high tide and stormy conditions at sunrise, Sudbrook Jetty, Second Severn Crossing, River Severn, Severn Estuary, Monmouthshire, Wales, January

View of jetty at sunrise, Sudbrook Jetty, River Severn, Severn Estuary, Monmouthshire, Wales, January

View of jetty and road bridge at sunrise, Sudbrook Jetty, Second Severn Crossing, River Severn, Severn Estuary, Monmouthshire, Wales, July

Thule semi-subterranean winter home sites in Fechem Bay, Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada, North America

Thule house remains in Dundas Harbour, Devon Island, Nunavut, Canada, North America

Whittle gas turbine in a disused foundry at Lutterworth
A Whittle gas turbine in a disused foundry at Lutterworth. A scene from the COX film The Wonder Jet. Produced by the Crown Film Unit for the Economic Information Unit

The first Sopwith Bat Boat I under construction in the newly acquired disused skating rink at Kingston. 1913. Date: 1913

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"Unveiling the Forgotten: A Journey through Disused Landmarks" As the sun rises over Stanage Edge, a haunting beauty engulfs the disused millstones, remnants of an era long gone in Derbyshire's Peak District National Park. Tinsley cooling towers stand tall against Sheffield's skyline, once symbols of industrial might now left to decay and crumble into history. The abandoned Wheal Coates tin mine near St. Agnes paints a mesmerizing picture at sunset, as nature reclaims what was once a thriving Cornish industry. Plympton Station in Devon takes us back to the roaring 1920s when bustling platforms echoed with laughter and goodbyes, now silent and forgotten. Economics meets whimsy in Heath Robinson's imaginative world where contraptions intertwine with disused relics, showcasing creativity amidst obsolescence. Gazing upon Wheal Coates tin mine in Cornwall transports us to an era when miners toiled beneath these cliffs, leaving behind tales etched within its weathered walls. Steer Point Station whispers stories from c. 1898 when trains chugged along its tracks, connecting communities that have since moved on from this disused landmark. Witnessing the demolition of Tinsley cooling towers evokes mixed emotions - progress erasing memories while making space for new beginnings in Sheffield's ever-changing landscape. Grimstone and Frampton Station stands frozen in time since c. 1963; its empty platforms echoing ghostly echoes of passengers who once embarked on journeys unknown. Ballydehob Viaduct stretches gracefully across Ireland's countryside - a testament to engineering marvels now rendered obsolete by modern transportation systems. Carn Galver tin mine's engine house stands defiantly amidst Cornwall's rugged terrain –a reminder of past glories and hardships endured by those who sought fortune within its depths.