#urban decay

Raleigh Street, Plymouth, 2025

A rundown, multi-storey white building with many boarded-up windows. On the ground floor are the closed “LUCKY STAR” Chinese restaurant, a sign for “EXPRESS” convenience shop, and more vacant shopfronts. A metal fence runs along the road in front.

Lucky Star Chinese takeaway, sadly only 3.1 stars on Google.

George’s Diner, Docklands, London, 2025

A boarded-up, abandoned brick building with a large sign reading GEORGE'S DINER. The windows and doors are covered with timber, graffiti is visible on the walls, and overgrown weeds dominate the foreground. The sky is overcast.

The kind of photo-through-fence that makes my partner stand a few metres away looking disinterested, lest passersby think he’s involved.

Back on my bullshit (Williamson Power Station, part IV), Lancaster, 2025

A large, abandoned red-brick industrial building with a tall cylindrical chimney stands behind a metal fence. The structure shows signs of decay. The sky is clear with a faint sunset. Warning signs are posted on the fence in the foreground.

An old, rusted industrial steel structure with exposed beams and partially collapsed sections stands against a blue sky. A metal fence is in the foreground, and overgrown plants are visible inside the building’s lower level.

The winter sun shining through the windows 😮‍💨

This way to the car park, Huddersfield, 2025

A faded sign reading “To Car Park” hangs above a narrow, worn staircase with yellow-striped steps. The stairs ascend between old brick and concrete walls. A metal handrail lines the right side, next to a red and white striped pole on the pavement.

Mandarin fully licensed restaurant, Huddersfield, 2025

A closed restaurant with a sign reading Mandarin Restaurant, Fully Licensed, Parties Catered For above a glass door. Posters are on the door, and Chinese characters are visible on the window. A beauty salon and an entrance to Buxton House are nearby.

This is not helping my craving for noodles.

Burnley Telephone Exchange, 2025

A three-storey building with brown brick and white tiled walls, tall windows, a metal staircase on the right, and aerials on the roof. The front is blocked by a high concrete and metal fence topped with barbed wire under a cloudy sky.

A three-storey building with brown brick and white trim, many large windows, some open or partially covered. The ground floor has graffiti on panels and several parked cars are visible in front. The sky is overcast.

Burnley signage, 2025

A weathered shop sign reads “MAISON HUGILL GENTS’ HAIR STYLISTS EST. 1918” above a metal-grilled window. The building exterior is stone with peeling blue trim and an upper window with a white frame, showing signs of age.

Mosaic tile entrance with the word “HALFORDS” spelt in black tiles. The background is light-coloured with green vertical lines, leading to black-framed glass doors. Adjacent pavement consists of square beige and tan tiles.

Chaddesley House, Burnley, 2025

An exterior metal staircase with rusty railings is attached to a brick building. A broken window is visible on the left. A blue car is parked in front, and another tan brick building stands in the background under a cloudy sky.

The image shows a dilapidated entrance to an old building. The doors are covered with frosted glass and graffiti, the paint on the canopy is peeling, and warning signs are visible. The walkway leading to the doors is bordered by black railings.

A rooftop area with pyramid-shaped skylights, some litter, and dirt. To the right is a brown and beige building with many windows, some open. In the background, there are older stone buildings, a street with people, and flower planters on a railing.

A large, three-storey brick building with many broken windows and peeling paint. Debris and triangular skylights cover the flat roof below. The sky is overcast, and the building appears abandoned and in disrepair.

Erstwhile offices of Lancashire County Council, awaiting conversion into housing.

Overcast Lune Business Park, Lancaster, 2025

An abandoned red brick building with broken and boarded-up windows. Overgrown grass and bushes fill the foreground, along with metal gates, one of which is rusted and partly open. Rubbish and debris are visible near the building’s dark entrance.

A bright red metal roller shutter door is closed on a green corrugated metal building. The frame above the door is also red, and the ground in front has some leaves and debris. The building shows minor signs of weathering.

Having a normal one (taking a picture of a shutter on an industrial estate because the colours are pretty).

The Point, Milton Keynes, 2025

Photo of a cascading landscape reflective glass building, with an external metal structure. Above the main entrance, there is a dilapidated billboard. In front of the building, there is a range of street furniture, such as a kiosk, bins, and a telephone box.

Photo of a cascading multi-storey glass pyramid. This photo is angled looking up from one of the points of the external metal structure defining the pyramid and anchoring it to the ground.

A spiral staircase at the side of a cascading multi-storey reflective glass pyramid. The staircase contrasts sharply against the cloudy sky, spiralling twice before a long narrow section leading into the building.

A more distant shot, set in a car park, of the cascading multi-storey reflective glass pyramid building set against a dramatic cloudy sky.