Disused Collection

Disused Tin mine, Cornwall
The ruins of a disused Cornish tin mine

View over Stanage Edge millstones at sunrise, Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Wheal Coates, abandoned disused Cornish tin mine at sunset, near St. Agnes, North Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Tinsley cooling towers, Sheffield
Tinsley cooling towers being demolished. These towers were built in 1938 as part of the Blackburn Meadows power station and stood over 75 metres tall

View at Wheal Coates tin mine, St Agnes, Cornwall
View at Wheal Coates former tin mine, on the cliff top between Porthtowan and St Agnes, north coast of Cornwall, showing the Towanroath Shaft Pumping Engine House. Date: circa 1980s

Tinsley cooling towers demolition
Tinsley cooling towers being prepared for demolition. These towers were built in 1938 as part of the Blackburn Meadows power station and stood over 75 metres tall

Grimstone and Frampton Station, Dorset, c. 1963
A sweeping view of the signal box, platform buildings and footbridge at Grimstone and Frampton Station. This photograph was taken from the embankment alongside the down line

Steer Point Station, Devon, c. 1898
A view of Steer Point station on the Plymouth to Yealmpton Line, at Brixton, east of Plymouth in Devon, c.1898. The station opened in January 1898 and closed in 1930

Plympton Station, Devon, c. 1920
A view of Plympton Station, Devon, c.1920, showing a few passengers on the platforms and the station buildings. Plympton station opened in June 1848 as part of the South Devon Railway

Economics a la Heath Robinson
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Engine house at Carn Galver tin mine, Cornwall
Engine house silhouetted against the sky at sunset at Carn Galver disused tin mine, near Bosigran, Cornwall. Date: 20th century

Tinsley cooling towers demolition
Tinsley cooling towers being demolished. These towers were built in 1938 as part of the Blackburn Meadows power station and stood over 75 metres tall

Ballydehob Viaduct, Ballydehob, Co Cork, Ireland, 12 Arch Viaduct

Stanage Edge millstones at sunrise, Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Abbotsbury Station, Dorset, c. 1900
A view of Abbotsbury Station in Dorset, c.1900, showing groups of passengers on the platform and a small locomotive with carriage at the station. Abbotsbury station opened in 1885 and closed in 1952

Crowns Mine, Botallack, UNESCO World Heritage Site, West Penwith, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Remains of the abandoned Christian Salvesen and Co. Ltd. whaling station at Leith Harbour, South Georgia, UK Overseas Protectorate, Polar Regions

Cornish China Clay Dumps
China Clay dumps and flooded disused workings, near Bugle, Cornwall, England

Wrecked fishing boat on shingle beach, Dungeness, Kent, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Susies Castle - Portincaple, Loch Long, Argyll, Scotland
Susies Castle - the home of Hermit Susan McGlone (1847-1929) - Portincaple, Loch Long, Argyll, Scotland - the upturned half-hull of a disused fishing-smack. Date: circa 1909

Hallatrow Station and Water Tower, Somerset, c. 1950s
A view of Hallatrow Station in Somerset, c.1950s, showing the stations water tower, station building and signals. The station opened in September 1873 at High Littleton

UK, England, London, Royal Victoria Dock, disused dock cranes

Aprilia RVS Mille

USA, Texas, Route 66, Conway Bug Ranch, Made of VW Beetles USA Texas Route 66 Conway Bug Ranch (homage to Cadillac Ranch in Amarillo TX). Made of VW Beetles

A rusty abandoned car in the desert near Aus in southern Namibia, Africa

Historic coal mining stream train in tundra, Ny-Alesund, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, August

Hellifield Station, British Rail, 21 September 1984. Showing the boarded up station buildings and platforms of this still functioning Settle to Carlisle line station

Sir Frank Whittle (centre) and his associates experimenting with an early gas turbine in a disused foundry at Lutterworth. A scene from the COX film The Wonder Jet

Aerial view of lead rakes, spoil heaps from ancient mines, White Peak, Peak District, Derbyshire, England, september

Remains of boat builders slipway on estuary, almost submerged by incoming tide at sunset, River Torridge, Watertown, near Appledore, North Devon, England, february

Discreet Bread Bin
A curtain hung across a disused kitchen range is a discreet way to store your bread in its bread bin. Date: 1930s

Fawley Station, Herefordshire, 1979
A dilapidated looking Fawley station in Hereford, captured on camera in 1979, 15 years after it closed for operation. In its heyday the stone built station was amongst the most attractive small

Alcatraz as viewed from a boat, San Francisco, California, United States of America, North America

Four Supermarine Scimitars of 807 Squadron (XD243, XD245, XD249 and XD268) approaching the top of a loop. In the background is the disused airfield at Banff and the coastline of the Moray Firth

Wheal Coates, abandoned disused Cornish tin mine, near St. Agnes, North Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Rusting boats at edge of river, Tulcea, River Danube, Danube Delta, Dobrogea, Romania, may

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Former Gairs Colliery with adits, spoil heaps, tramway and ruins of one building, Hanging Crag, Cumbria, 2013

Camley Gdns, Camden, London, UK, 30 / 1 / 10. Creator: Ethel Davies
Camley Gdns, Camden, London, UK, 30/1/10. Camley Street Natural Park, with the disused gasworks behind, Camley Gardens, Camden, London, NW1, England, UK

Tate Modern, 2010. Creator: Ethel Davies
The Tower of the Tate Modern art gallery, housed in the disused and former Bankside Power Station and now the depository for the Tates permanent collection of modern art from 1900 to the present

Sunset, Wheal Coates tin mine, St Agnes, Cornwall, 2009. The clifftop mine of Wheal Coates began to be worked in 1802. The ruined buildings that remain today date from the 1870s

Aweil, South Sudan. Disused railway, built by the British Colonialists

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Fovant Badges and Chiselbury Camp Univallate Hillfort, Fovant Down, Wiltshire, 2015

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Spurn disused lighthouse and remains of Spurn Point Coastal Battery, Spurn Point, East Riding of Yorkshire 2014

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Post Medieval Colliery and shake holes, Hanging Crag, Cumbria, 2013

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Former Gairs Colliery with adits, spoil heaps, tramway and ruins of one building, Hanging Crag, Cumbria, 2013

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Former Gairs Colliery with adits, spoil heaps, tramway and ruins of one building, Hanging Crag, Cumbria, 2013

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Disused Croglin limekiln and quarry, near Croglin, Cumbria, 2013

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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.