#urban decay

Single glazing in Stowmarket, 2024

A street scene features a three-story corner building with brown brick and white panels. Shops include Handy Hardware and Argos. People walk by on a wet, cloudy day. Festive tree lights hang from lamp posts, and nearby stores are visible on either side.

Decaying office building in Halifax, 2024

A three-story building with worn, peeling paint on the upper facade, large rectangular windows, and orange mosaic panels. One window is open, and the entrance has a black canopy reading TIMEFORM. The door is boarded up with plywood; some shrubs are in front.

Timeform House, a decaying office building in Halifax. All yours to lease for £3,333pcm. I’d happily have that shelving unit in my own house – picture courtesy of Rightmove.

A spacious, modern office with long desks lined with computers, chairs, and office supplies. Wooden cabinets and shelves cover one wall. The room is brightly lit by fluorescent ceiling lights and large windows. The office appears empty of people.

Fencing on Dallas Road, Lancaster, 2024

A small, ivy-covered building with a corrugated metal roof sits in front of larger stone houses. The green gate to the right is weathered, and four black-yellow bollards line the pavement. Bushes and scaffolding are visible behind the building under a cloudy sky.

This was a high risk mission because a few weeks ago I fell on my arse on this slippery tree-lined road with such a thud a couple a street away turned back to check on me, but the barbed fencing on the right made me stop urgently and take a picture.

Back office in Romford, 2024

A glass-walled security booth juts out over a dim passageway. The booth sits above ground, supported by concrete, with fluorescent lights and a sign inside. The area below is shadowy, with tile and textured concrete walls and ceilings.

A decrepit room inside a weird structure over an foul-smelling tunnel in Romford, East London. One thing you had to be there to experience was the sight of a framed portrait of Queen Elizabeth II visible through the windows.