Deserted Collection

Amazing Stories Scifi Magazine Cover with Hidden Lunar City
HIDDEN CITY by Chesters Geier. Two spacemen spot a hidden circular city rising out of a crater on a seemingly deserted moon Date: 1947

England / Thaxted
High Street, Thaxted, Essex, with the fine spire of its Cathedral of Essex church, rising high above the ancient timbered Moot Hall

The Sahara Desert, North west Africa - two camels stride across the sand, accompanied by their Bedouin owner. Date: circa 1915

Ulster 1914 - Patriotic Postcard
Patriotic Postcard from Ulster, 1914 depicting an Ulsterwoman with a gun, standing up for the British flag and her views as a Loyalist Unionist

Spooky Night Scene
A rather eerie night scene, showing a deserted, foggy street by lamplight and a forboding tree looming ominously above

Tobermory / Scotland 1906
Tobermory: a peaceful quayside

England / March 1940S
The market town of March, in the Cambridgeshire Fens, England, showing a deserted street, apart from seven bicycles curiously parked outside the Ship Inn!

A London Underground platform at Bank station
An empty London Underground platform at Bank station, on the Northern Line. early 1930s

England / Farnham
A very quiet day in Farnham, Surrey, showing Farnham Castle, a Norman castle overlooking the town from a hill, the home of the Bishops of Winchester for 700 years

Narberth Railway Station, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
View of a deserted Narberth Railway Station on the Great Western Railway, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales

England / Marlborough
A rather deserted scene at the eastern end of the High Street of Marlborough, Wiltshire, England, showing its old Town Hall and church in the background. Date: 1950s

Sparta, Ontario, Canada
The Sterling Bank of Canada and Eakins General Store at Sparta, Ontario

Children Throw Bricks
The new housing is built, but theres no provision for the young : except a waste land strewn with bricks and stones for them to chuck at one another or at passers-by

Nygatan, Arboga - a locality and the seat of Arboga Municipality in Vastmanland County, Sweden. Date: circa 1910s

Overy Staithe / Norfolk
Overy Staithe, near Burnham, Norfolk Date: 1928

Friedrichstrasse / Berlin
A deserted Friedrichstrasse by night, with illuminated U-Bahn sign framing the scene

The Deserted Trench
This painting, with use of angular lines, shows a deserted, flooded trench from the Battle of the Yser, which took place in October 1914, during the First World War, between Nieuwpoort and Diksmuide

Deserted Ship
This illustration shows a haunting looking ship in the shallow ocean, it's sails are heavily torn and no member of the crew is in sight. A flock of seagulls gather at the rear. Date: circa 1915

Deserted Farmhouse at Freeman's Reach
This drawing in sanguine shows a derelict farmhouse at Freeman's Reach, in New South Wales, Australia. Date: circa 1925

Deserted Courtyard, Hartley
An etching of a derelict courtyard to a country house in Hartley, New South Wales, Australia. Date: circa 1921

Egypt. Painted wooden stele. The deseased before Osiris
Egyptian Art. Painted wooden stele. The deseased before Osiris, Isis and Anubis. From Thebes. New Kingdom of Egypt (1550 BC-1977 BC). Egyptian Museum of Turin. Italy. Date:

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Park in the snow
A deserted park with snow on the ground. Date: circa 1950s

Misty morning, St Jamess Park, London
A misty winter morning in a fairly deserted St Jamess Park, London. Date: circa 1930s

A portrait of Irene Delroy at Warner Brothers, 1930 (she had deserted Boradway for Hollywood) Date: 1930

The former Village School and Village Inn of West Tofts
Once the Village School and Village Inn ( The Horse Shoes ) of West Tofts, Lynford, Norfolk - the village became deserted when it was taken over by the British Army during the Second World War as

This is where we won the war - Ops room, Biggin Hill
Sketch by Captain Bryan de Grineau of the deserted operations room at Biggin Hill in September 1945. Date: 1945

General view of Nevadaville, Colorado, USA
General view of Nevadaville, Gilpin County, Colorado, USA, a deserted mining town which included a masonic lodge. Date: circa 1925

Post Office and Square, Castletown Berehaven Cork, Ireland. Date: circa 1906

Blitz in London -- ladders and rubble, WW2
Blitz in London -- ladders and rubble in a street at night. Date: 1940s

Kilkenny Hill and Strand, Co. Dublin - a view along deserted beach to the hill in the distance. There are boats on the beach. (Location: Republic of Ireland; County Dublin; Kilkenny)

Waifs and Strays Children Emigrating to Canada
A party of boys from Church of England Waifs and Strays homes on-board ship en route to Canada. The emigration of orphans

BLACKPOOL POSTER
A poster promoting Blackpool, but omitting any of its attractions and showing instead a single child on an otherwise deserted beach. So, why go there ? Date: early 20th century

SOCIAL / WOMEN CHATTING
Two elderly women in coats, both wearing headscarves, one wearing her slippers, chatting on the pavement of an otherwise deserted London street Date: 1950s

Homeless mother and child 1876
Mother and child, homeless on a cold winters night Date: 1876

CHILDREN THROW BRICKS
Children in a deserted Liverpool street throw bricks and rubble Date: 1960s

Man and woman walk along the sea front in high winds, Troon
A man and woman walk along the sea front in high winds at Troon, Ayrshire, Scotland. It is winter, cold and the waves roll up the beach. The couple carry plastic shopping bags Date: 2004

La Mola at the entrance to Mahon Harbour, Menorca, Spain
La Mola, a disused military fortification at the entrance to Mahon Harbour, Menorca, Spain. The Loop Holed Gallery - approx 400 metres long Date: 2010

Prison yard of the derelict military prison at La Mola
The prison yard of the derelict military prison at La Mola, a fortified peninsula on Menorca, Spain Date: 1989

Metal detector, Seaton, Devon
The holidaymakers have gone home for the evening and a man in shorts uses a metal detector on the deserted beach at Seaton, Devon, England Date: 1989

Malaga - The beach at Torremolinos
Malaga, Costa del Sol, Andalusia, Spain - The beach at Torremolinos - it looks slightly different today...! Date: circa 1940s

Switzerland - Mittelgasse, Frauenfeld Date: 1932

Bolton-by-Bowland - The Coach & Horses Pub
Bolton-by-Bowland, Lancashire - The Coach & Horses Pub. Date: circa 1905

Bolton-by-Bowland, Lancashire - The Village Forge. Date: circa 1905

Railway Station as abandoned by the Turks - Aleppo, Syria
Railway Station as abandoned by the remnants of the Ottoman Empires Yildirim Army Groups (commanded by Mustafa Kemal Pasha - Ataturk) following the Battle of Aleppo, fought on 25th October 1918

Bosch Dugouts, by William Hugh Duncan Arthur, WW1
Bosch Dugouts, Hill 60 Sector, drawing by William Hugh Duncan Arthur, First World War. Showing a deserted German blockhouse with a table and chairs outside. 1917

English Street, Downpatrick - a street scene looking downhill, fairly deserted. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Down: Downpatrick). Date: circa early 1900s

Egypt. Saqqara necropolis. The Pyramid of Djoser (Zoser) or step pyramid. Built in 27th century BC as a burial of Pharaoh Djoser by Imhotep, his vizier. Third dynasty. Old Kingdom

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