Many thousands of route miles of canal & navigation once used to criss-cross Engl&, serving collieries, iron mines, steelworks, towns & villages. From the start of the twentieth century onwards, many of these canals closed down as a result of lack of trade. Many of the lost canals are in the Midlands, the heartland of Britain`s canal network, but they include the exotically named Tamar Manure Canal & the Royal Arsenal Canal. Andy Wood gives us a brief history of each of England`s lost canals, from the Adelphi Canal to the Woodeaves Canal. ...

Abandoned Asylums takes readers on an unrestricted visual journey inside America`s abandoned state hospitals, asylums, & psychiatric facilities, the institutions where countless stories & personal dramas played out behind locked doors & out of public sight. The images captured by photographer Matt Van der Velde are powerful, haunting & emotive. A sad & tragic reality that these once glorious historical institutions now sit vacant & forgotten as their futures are uncertain & threatened with the wrecking ball. Explore a private mental hospital that treated Marilyn Monroe & other celebrities seeking safe haven. Or look inside the seclusion cells at an asylum that once incarcerated the now-infamous Charles Manson. Or see the autopsy theater at a Government Hospital for the Insane that was the scene for some of America`s very first lobotomy procedures. With a foreward by renowned expert Carla Yanni examining their evolution & subsequent fall from grace, accompanying writings by Matt Van der Velde detailing their respective histories, Abandoned Asylums will shine some light on the glorious, & sometimes infamous institutions that have for so long been shrouded in darkness. ...

Following the success of Sylvaine Margaine`s first book, Forbidden Places, Abandoned France continues his journey in search of forbidden & often overlooked places. He draws attention to the dramatic fate of the country`s heritage, the preservation of which has become a matter for serious reflection. An unrestricted visual journey inside the forgotten heritage of France; Captivating, explorative photography exposes the forgotten places & buildings shedding light on a long-abandoned world; 22 abandoned places chosen from 15 years of exploration take you to the four corners of France to tell the story of a forgotten heritage through thought-provoking images & text; Places included are the Gandrange steelworks, the decommissioned Uckange blast furnaces in Lorraine, a marine graveyard in Brittany, a forgotten chateau on the outskirts of Paris, a derelict sanatorium in the Alps, a military fort in the Pyrenees. For readers who love old things, old places, forgotten places, once elegant places of once thriving businesses. The photographs & text bring these forgotten places back to life. ...

Photographer Tong Lam explores answers to the question what would the end of the world look like? From Hashima Island off the coast of Japan to the despair of a crumbling industrial Detroit, his photographs deliver myriad answers. Its not all bad news though, & the photographs are far more inspiring than one might expect. As human industry fails & decay takes over, nature starts to move in. Trees miraculously thrive amidst the rubble as various flora springs from industrial waste. Yes, the ghostly asylums & decaying sanatoriums will delight post-apocalyptic impulses, but entropys low ebb often has an upshot in Lams bright open photographs. Nothing is spared from ruin, as the military industrial complexes & medieval castles are given the same treatment by the indomitable, grinding forces of the universe. ...

An exceptional photographic report of Abandoned Italy. Robin Brinaert has been travelling around Italy for over eight years in search of these abandoned, forbidden places. He highlights the sometimes dramatic fate of our heritage
- a serious reflection on safeguarding. Inside Abandoned Italy: Discover the former hunting lodge of the Duchess of Parma, a spectacular abandoned Moorish castle, the remains of film studios with the scenery from a Pinocchio film, a disused psychiatric asylum, a famous but now-forgotten discotheque in a mock medieval castle, the ruins of a renowned spa hotel ravaged by fire.. . This series of photo gallery books, allows one to discover our abandoned, endangered & very often forgotten heritage. Each photograph is accompanied by the history of each place, so that the reader can travel through time & learn the story behind each forgotten place.
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While his crew is resting at the pool, pilot & photographer Henk Van Rensbergen leaves for an expedition to abandoned hotels, overgrown factories, or desolate, green places. Van Rensbergen always manages to see the beauty in decay, & the (international) press quickly gave him credit for it. ” Haunting photographs” was the headline in The Wall Street Journal. The handy, pocket-sized book Abandoned Places shows the best from Abandoned Places 1, 2, 3 & The Photographer`s Selection, completed with brand new material. ...

Ghost towns, empty streets, crumbling ruins & lost empires this book reveals these & other deserted places. Many places featured were once populated & now sit unoccupied, modern day ruins, sitting in decay. Stories, facts & photographs of 60 beautiful & eerie abandoned places from throughout the world. Time has stopped & nature is taking resident in these places mainly due to natural disasters, war or economic reasons. Places include: * Severely damaged by Hurricane Katrina, Six Flags Jazzland has been abandoned since. Several of the rides still st&, a testimony to the resilience of New Orleans. * Shicheng in China has been under water for 53 years since the Xin`an River Hydro Plant flooded the area. The city was founded 1, 300 years ago. * Chernobyl was totally abandoned after the nearby nuclear disaster in 1986. Due to radiation, it has been left untouched ever since the incident & will be for many thousands of years into the future. Nature now rules the city in what resembles an apocalyptic movie.* Poveglia is an island in the Venetian Lagoon which under the rule of Napoleon Bonaparte became a dumping ground for plague victims & later an asylum for the mentally ill. * Plymouth was the capital of the island of Montserrat. The town was overwhelmed by volcanic eruptions starting in 1995 & was abandoned. * St Kilda a remote Scottish Island may have been permanently inhabited for at least two millennia, the population probably never exceeding 180. The entire population was evacuated in 1930. ...

A lonely ruined church, mysterious bumps in a field, or stone walls visible on the shoreline of a reservoir in high summer: all these are signs of settlements abandoned over the years. Over the centuries many villages in Britain have been abandoned. This book describes the natural & man-made causes, from coastal erosion to the closing of old mines. The author puts together a picture of lost villages when they were at their height & the way of life of their people. In each case the process of abandonment is traced in vivid detail. Evidence from archaeology & historical records is summarised, & for more recent settlements the accounts of former residents are"ed. Abandoned Villagesis fully illustrated with photographs of villages before & after they were abandoned. It will inspire readers to visit the sites of abandoned villages, near home perhaps, or as they travel around Britain. This book is part of the Britain`s Heritage series, which provides definitive introductions to the riches of Britain`s past, & is the perfect way to get acquainted with the nation`s abandoned villages in all their variety. ...

From the empty magical theatres of Detroit to the lost playgrounds of Chernobyl, there are places across the globe that were once a hub of activity, but are now abandoned & in decay. With nature creeping in & reclaiming these spots, we are left with eerie crumbling ruins & breath-taking views of deserted places, that offer us a window into past & capture our imagination. Abandoned showcases the very best photographs from around the world documenting this phenomenon. More immersive than a museum & more human that a lecture, abandoned photography has given the world an exciting way to look at our history & the places we have long neglected. Compiled & curated by photographer & former urban explorer, Mathew Growcoot. ...

The name Frederick George Abberline has become synonymous with that of Jack the Ripper, & he has been portrayed as everything from an alcoholic, a drug addict, a womaniser & a bully. In reality Abberline was none of these but instead was a devoted husband & a dedicated policeman in a time of rampant corruption. Furthermore, the Whitechapel murders were not the only notorious cases he worked on. From his humble origins as a clockmaker through to his rising through the ranks of the Metropolitan Police, Abberline tells the story of a man who lead some of the most infamous investigations in criminal history. Long before the Ripper, Abberline infiltrated an Irish terrorist group known as the Fenians, before he became embroiled in the Cleveland Street Scandal
- an incident that almost brought the Government to its knees. When he retired from the police at the age of 49, Abberline had received eighty-four commendations & awards
- a testament to his tenacity & ability.

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