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Derelict Collection (#10)

"Whispers of the Past: Exploring Derelict Beauty Across Europe and the UK" Amidst a picturesque field

Background imageDerelict Collection: Ruin by the Sea, 1881 (oil on canvas)

Ruin by the Sea, 1881 (oil on canvas)
FFA178134 Ruin by the Sea, 1881 (oil on canvas) by Bocklin, Arnold (1827-1901); 120x78 cm; Private Collection; Swiss, out of copyright

Background imageDerelict Collection: Old Stuart houses at the south corner of Hosier

Old Stuart houses at the south corner of Hosier
Old Stuart houses from the reign of King James I at the south corner of Hosier Lane, Smithfield, 1795. External specimen of the Plain Gable Style. Demolished 1809

Background imageDerelict Collection: South-east view of a Tudor house in Sweedon s

South-east view of a Tudor house in Sweedon s
South-east view of an old 15th-century Tudor house in Sweedons Passage, Grub Street, 1791. Formerly inhabited by Sir Richard Whittington and Sir Thomas Gresham

Background imageDerelict Collection: North-east view of a Tudor house in Sweedon s

North-east view of a Tudor house in Sweedon s
North-east view of an old 15th-century Tudor house in Sweedons Passage, Grub Street, 1791. Formerly inhabited by Sir Richard Whittington and Sir Thomas Gresham. Rebuilt 1805

Background imageDerelict Collection: Interior of the ruins of Leadenhall Chapel, 1812

Interior of the ruins of Leadenhall Chapel, 1812
Interior of the ruins of Leadenhall Chapel (Holy Trinity Chapel, Leadenhall Street). Copperplate engraving drawn and etched by John Thomas Smith from his Topography of London, 1814

Background imageDerelict Collection: View of an ancient tomb near San Vito

View of an ancient tomb near San Vito. Copperplate engraving by Henry Moses from A Collection of Antique Vases, Altars, etc. London, 1814

Background imageDerelict Collection: Section through the Tomb of Cecilia Metella

Section through the Tomb of Cecilia Metella or the Capo di Bovi, Via Appia, outside Rome. Copperplate engraving by Henry Moses from A Collection of Antique Vases, Altars, etc. London, 1814

Background imageDerelict Collection: The Tomb of Cecilia Metella or the Capo di

The Tomb of Cecilia Metella or the Capo di Bovi, Via Appia, outside Rome. Copperplate engraving by Henry Moses from A Collection of Antique Vases, Altars, etc. London, 1814

Background imageDerelict Collection: View of the Mausoleum of Hadrian in Parco

View of the Mausoleum of Hadrian in Parco
View of the Mausoleum of Hadrian or the Castle of St. Angelo in Parco Adriano, Rome. Copperplate engraving by Henry Moses from A Collection of Antique Vases, Altars, etc. London, 1814

Background imageDerelict Collection: Le Portique a la Lanterne, c. 1744 (etching)

Le Portique a la Lanterne, c. 1744 (etching)
UCL273910 Le Portique a la Lanterne, c.1744 (etching) by Canaletto, (Giovanni Antonio Canal) (1697-1768); 30.0x42.7 cm; UCL Art Museum, University College London, UK; eUCL Art Museum

Background imageDerelict Collection: The Moosah Bagh (b / w photo)

The Moosah Bagh (b / w photo)
NAM310746 The Moosah Bagh (b/w photo) by Beato, Felice (Felix) (1825-c.1908); National Army Museum, London; (add.info.: associated with the Indian Mutiny (1857-59); ); eNational Army Museum; British

Background imageDerelict Collection: Gateway and Banqueting Room, Lucknow (b / w photo)

Gateway and Banqueting Room, Lucknow (b / w photo)
NAM310719 Gateway and Banqueting Room, Lucknow (b/w photo) by Beato, Felice (Felix) (1825-c.1908); National Army Museum, London; (add.info)

Background imageDerelict Collection: The Bailee Guard Gate, Lucknow (b / w photo)

The Bailee Guard Gate, Lucknow (b / w photo)
NAM310720 The Bailee Guard Gate, Lucknow (b/w photo) by Beato, Felice (Felix) (1825-c.1908); National Army Museum, London; (add.info.: taken from inside)

Background imageDerelict Collection: St Philips from Slip at Temple Backs (pencil & w / c on paper)

St Philips from Slip at Temple Backs (pencil & w / c on paper)
2832236 St Philips from Slip at Temple Backs (pencil & w/c on paper) by O Neill, Hugh (1784-1824); Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, UK; eBristol Museums

Background imageDerelict Collection: Dungeons in the Castle below Queen Marys Room. Illustration from Cassells Old

Dungeons in the Castle below Queen Marys Room. Illustration from Cassells Old and New Edinburgh by James Grant, c
995691 Dungeons in the Castle below Queen Marys Room. Illustration from Cassells Old and New Edinburgh by James Grant, c.1900 (engraving) by English School

Background imageDerelict Collection: Church and Ancient Uninhabited House at Ludlow, 1871-72 (pencil and watercolour)

Church and Ancient Uninhabited House at Ludlow, 1871-72 (pencil and watercolour)
659797 Church and Ancient Uninhabited House at Ludlow, 1871-72 (pencil and watercolour) by Boyce, George Price (1826-97); 39.4x52.1 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageDerelict Collection: Market in a Disused Church in France, 1928 (oil on canvas)

Market in a Disused Church in France, 1928 (oil on canvas)
2831163 Market in a Disused Church in France, 1928 (oil on canvas) by Fry, Roger Eliot (1866-1934); Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, UK; eBristol Museums, Galleries & Archives; Given by Captain S

Background imageDerelict Collection: Havelocks House (b / w photo)

Havelocks House (b / w photo)
NAM310716 Havelocks House (b/w photo) by Beato, Felice (Felix) (1825-c.1908); National Army Museum, London; (add.info.: Major-General Sir Henry Havelock (1795-1857)

Background imageDerelict Collection: Castle Ruins (pen & ink with wash on paper)

Castle Ruins (pen & ink with wash on paper)
XYC281121 Castle Ruins (pen & ink with wash on paper) by Williams, Hugh William (1773-1829); 43.2x62.9 cm; Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, USA; English, out of copyright

Background imageDerelict Collection: Ruins of Hoods 28-car ammunition train and the Scofield Rolling Mill, near Atlanta

Ruins of Hoods 28-car ammunition train and the Scofield Rolling Mill, near Atlanta
PNP264366 Ruins of Hoods 28-car ammunition train and the Scofield Rolling Mill, near Atlanta, Georgia, September 1864 (b/w photograph) by Barnard, George N

Background imageDerelict Collection: Old Hungerford Bridge, 1861 (etching on paper)

Old Hungerford Bridge, 1861 (etching on paper)
FSG324661 Old Hungerford Bridge, 1861 (etching on paper) by Whistler, James Abbott McNeill (1834-1903); 13.8x21.4 cm; Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution, USA; Freer Gallery of Art

Background imageDerelict Collection: The Haunted House, Thornton Road, 1920 (w / c on paper)

The Haunted House, Thornton Road, 1920 (w / c on paper)
CRD381695 The Haunted House, Thornton Road, 1920 (w/c on paper) by Phipson, Evacustes Arthur (1854-1931); 26.9x32.6 cm; Croydon Art Collection, Museum of Croydon

Background imageDerelict Collection: Chibburn, near Morpeth, c. 1916 (charcoal on paper)

Chibburn, near Morpeth, c. 1916 (charcoal on paper)
1763636 Chibburn, near Morpeth, c.1916 (charcoal on paper) by Oliver, Daniel (1830-1916); Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK; eTyne & Wear Archives & Museums; British, out of copyright

Background imageDerelict Collection: View of the New Theatre Royal, Haymarket, Opened July 4th 1821

View of the New Theatre Royal, Haymarket, Opened July 4th 1821
CWA124856 View of the New Theatre Royal, Haymarket, Opened July 4th 1821, Showing also the Relative Situation of the Old Theatre Previous to its Demolition, engraved by Dale

Background imageDerelict Collection: La Masure Gorbeau, 19th Century (b / w engraving)

La Masure Gorbeau, 19th Century (b / w engraving)
909616 La Masure Gorbeau, 19th Century (b/w engraving) by Fowke, Francis (d.1865) & Scott, Henry (19th Century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageDerelict Collection: The Letter; La Lettre, (oil on canvas)

The Letter; La Lettre, (oil on canvas)
824464 The Letter; La Lettre, (oil on canvas) by Helleu, Paul Cesar (1859-1927); 59.7x73.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Letter; La Lettre. Paul Cesar Helleu (1859-1927). Oil on canvas

Background imageDerelict Collection: The Garden Door, 1906-1907 (oil on canvas)

The Garden Door, 1906-1907 (oil on canvas)
822683 The Garden Door, 1906-1907 (oil on canvas) by Coleman, Charles Caryl (1840-1928); 56.5x33 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Garden Door. Charles Caryl Coleman (1840-1928). Oil on canvas

Background imageDerelict Collection: The Abandoned House; La Maison Abandonnee, c. 1886 (oil on canvas)

The Abandoned House; La Maison Abandonnee, c. 1886 (oil on canvas)
825139 The Abandoned House; La Maison Abandonnee, c.1886 (oil on canvas) by Sisley, Alfred (1839-99); 36x54.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Abandoned House; La Maison Abandonnee)

Background imageDerelict Collection: Bolton Abbey, Christmas Card (chromolitho)

Bolton Abbey, Christmas Card (chromolitho)
730980 Bolton Abbey, Christmas Card (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bolton Abbey, Christmas Card.); Look and Learn / Valerie Jackson Harris Collection

Background imageDerelict Collection: Young men playing pelota inside the Baths of Diocletian; S

Young men playing pelota inside the Baths of Diocletian; S
449357 Young men playing pelota inside the Baths of Diocletian; S. Bernardino in the distance; the long wall of Bellaiani (pen & brown ink with brown wash on paper) by Vrancx

Background imageDerelict Collection: The Unsafe Tenement, 1858 (etching on paper)

The Unsafe Tenement, 1858 (etching on paper)
FSG324506 The Unsafe Tenement, 1858 (etching on paper) by Whistler, James Abbott McNeill (1834-1903); 15.7x22.4 cm; Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution, USA; Freer Gallery of Art

Background imageDerelict Collection: Heavily damaged entrance gateway to the Church of Imaumbarah (b / w photo)

Heavily damaged entrance gateway to the Church of Imaumbarah (b / w photo)
NAM310692 Heavily damaged entrance gateway to the Church of Imaumbarah (b/w photo) by Beato, Felice (Felix) (1825-c.1908); National Army Museum

Background imageDerelict Collection: Mess House of the 32nd Regiment (b / w photo)

Mess House of the 32nd Regiment (b / w photo)
NAM310690 Mess House of the 32nd Regiment (b/w photo) by Beato, Felice (Felix) (1825-c.1908); National Army Museum, London; (add.info)

Background imageDerelict Collection: Tara Kothi Observatory (b / w photo)

Tara Kothi Observatory (b / w photo)
NAM310689 Tara Kothi Observatory (b/w photo) by Beato, Felice (Felix) (1825-c.1908); National Army Museum, London; (add.info)

Background imageDerelict Collection: An American man of war destroying derelicts in the Atlantic (engraving)

An American man of war destroying derelicts in the Atlantic (engraving)
981905 An American man of war destroying derelicts in the Atlantic (engraving) by Stoewer (Stower) Willy (1864-1931); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageDerelict Collection: Netley Abbey (pen & ink with wash on paper)

Netley Abbey (pen & ink with wash on paper)
2627292 Netley Abbey (pen & ink with wash on paper) by Towne, Francis (1740-1816); Southampton City Art Gallery, Hampshire, UK; eSouthhampton City Art Gallery; English, out of copyright

Background imageDerelict Collection: Enchanted Castle (w / c and gouache on paper)

Enchanted Castle (w / c and gouache on paper)
AGN125678 Enchanted Castle (w/c and gouache on paper) by Palmer, Samuel (1805-81); Private Collection; Photo eAgnew s, London; English, out of copyright

Background imageDerelict Collection: The New Zealander by Gustave Dore

The New Zealander by Gustave Dore
3789566 The New Zealander by Gustave Dore by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); (add.info.: The New Zealander. Shows a New Zealander surveying the ruins of London and St. Pauls from London Bridge)

Background imageDerelict Collection: The Haunted House (oil on canvas)

The Haunted House (oil on canvas)
1128532 The Haunted House (oil on canvas) by Pryde, James Ferrier (1866-1941); 50x38 cm; Bradford Art Galleries and Museums, West Yorkshire, UK; eBradford Museums & Galleries; Scottish

Background imageDerelict Collection: White Hart Inn Yard, Southwark, c. 1881 (b / w photo)

White Hart Inn Yard, Southwark, c. 1881 (b / w photo)
JHL394914 White Hart Inn Yard, Southwark, c.1881 (b/w photo) by Dixon, Henry (1820-92); Private Collection; (add.info.: From a series of 120 photographs by the Society for Photographing Relics of Old)

Background imageDerelict Collection: Entry to the Colosseum (pen & ink with wash on paper)

Entry to the Colosseum (pen & ink with wash on paper)
449359 Entry to the Colosseum (pen & ink with wash on paper) by Vrancx, Sebastian (1573-1647); 25.7x31.6 cm; eThe Devonshire Collections

Background imageDerelict Collection: A Race for the Derelict, 1873 (oil on canvas)

A Race for the Derelict, 1873 (oil on canvas)
CH402463 A Race for the Derelict, 1873 (oil on canvas) by Meadows, Arthur Joseph (1843-1907); 77.4x120.2 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

Background imageDerelict Collection: 70-72 Monroe Avenue (Commercial Building), Detroit, Michigan (b / w photo)

70-72 Monroe Avenue (Commercial Building), Detroit, Michigan (b / w photo)
5669788 70-72 Monroe Avenue (Commercial Building), Detroit, Michigan (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Last pre-Civil War commercial block in Detroit)

Background imageDerelict Collection: The Mandoline Player, 1862 (oil on canvas)

The Mandoline Player, 1862 (oil on canvas)
987349 The Mandoline Player, 1862 (oil on canvas) by Ribot, Auguste Theodule (1823-91); 73x59.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Mandoline Player; Le Jouer de Mandoline)

Background imageDerelict Collection: Moorish Procession, (oil on canvas)

Moorish Procession, (oil on canvas)
989493 Moorish Procession, (oil on canvas) by Constant, Jean Joseph Benjamin (1845-1902); 99.7x134 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Moorish Procession. Benjamin Constant (1845-1902)

Background imageDerelict Collection: Pink and White Roses in a Champagne Flute, 1874 (oil on canvas)

Pink and White Roses in a Champagne Flute, 1874 (oil on canvas)
1768879 Pink and White Roses in a Champagne Flute, 1874 (oil on canvas) by Fantin-Latour, Ignace Henri Jean (1836-1904); 40.3x35 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)




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"Whispers of the Past: Exploring Derelict Beauty Across Europe and the UK" Amidst a picturesque field, bathed in dappled sunlight under the protective shade of an ancient oak tree, rests a rusting 1931 Ford pickup truck. Its weathered exterior tells tales of bygone eras, evoking nostalgia for simpler times. In Glasgow's bustling streets, a solitary boy stands against the backdrop of towering buildings. His presence seems to mirror that structures around him - both forgotten and overlooked by passersby. On Mahee Island's serene landscape, the Round Tower of Nendrum stands as a testament to history's endurance. Despite its dilapidated state, it remains steadfast against time's relentless march. T. E. Lawrence's House whispers secrets from its crumbling walls; once home to an enigmatic figure who left his mark on history. Now abandoned and neglected, it serves as a haunting reminder of past glory. The derelict West Pier in Brighton paints a melancholic picture against Sussex's coastal beauty. Its skeletal structure reaches out into the sea with silent longing for days when laughter echoed along its wooden planks. Castle Caldwell in Co. Fermanagh exudes an eerie charm amidst overgrown foliage and decaying stone walls. The echoes of battles fought long ago still resonate within these forsaken halls. Brighton’s West Pier emerges from darkness through a long exposure image capturing its ethereal essence at nightfall—a ghostly monument frozen in time against England’s southern shores. Snowdon reveals more than just majestic peaks; hidden within lies traces of Wales' industrial heritage—a derelict mine clinging onto mountainsides like remnants of forgotten dreams. Cwmorthin Quarry in Gwynedd unveils nature reclaiming what was once man-made—an enchanting juxtaposition where moss-covered ruins blend seamlessly with rugged Welsh landscapes. Rock Steady captures the spirit of rebellion through the lens of Ken Russell, showcasing the last of the Teddy Girls.