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Welcome to Forlorn Britain, through our modern country hidden among the shadows of retail superstores and executive housing developments, are a number of buildings who's glory days have past. Lying abandoned and in many cases forgotten these relics of the past hold the secrets of who we once were and how we once lived and worked. For the most part most people chose to ignore there unsettling presence and get on with there everyday lives without giving them a second thought, But for me they have always held a strange fascination. This web site attempts to document the unique buildings and sites, I have had the opportunity to visit and photograph and share some of experiences exploring these fascinating but forgotten gems.

Fort Scoveston, Pembrokeshire
 
Fort Scoveston was constructed as one of a series of defenses built around Milford Haven during the latter half od the 19th centaury. Completed in 1864 it was constructed to defend the towns of Milford Haven and Neyland but was never armed. It was used as an army camp in world war one and as an anti aircraft battery in world war two it but has been abandoned ever since and is now completely overgrown and unrecognisable.

North Wales Hospital, Denbigh
The North Wales Hospital was originally conceived following a public scandal concerning the treatment of Welsh speakers housed in English Asylums, It was the first joint asylum constructed as the result of co-operation between different counties. The hospital served the communities of North Wales for 154 years before care in the community initiatives led to its closure in 1995 since then it has sat abandoned.

Elysium Cinema and Labour Club, Swansea
The Elysium Cinema and Swansea Dockworkers Hall was opened in 1914. The Cinema was housed above a workingmen's club which would become the home to the Labour party in Swansea for many years. The Cinema like many others became a Bingo hall in 1960 and was finaly closed in 1994. The workingmen's club closed four years later and the building has stood derelict ever since.

Plaza Cinema, Port Talbot
The Plaza Cinema first opened its doors during the Easter Bank holiday in 1940. It was the principle entertainment venue serving the people of Port Talbot and Aberavon for over 4 decades until it closed for the first time in 1983. After a brief period as a bingo club the Plaza re opened as a cinema. The opening of a Multiplex nearby left the aging Plaza in the shade and the curtain fell for the last time in 1999.