“An Old Clothes Shop in St Giles”, 1876
Victorian London captured on camera in the 1870s at DailyMailUK
“Most any British urban explorer knows of the High Royds Insane Asylum. First opened in 1888, the site operated as psychiatric hospital for over a century until its final closure in 2003.” More photos at Urban Ghosts
Breathtaking X-rays of flowers by photographer Brendan Fitzpatrick, reminiscent of Nick Veasey’s X-ray art.
Teenage Girls of the 1940s
Wonderful pictures at The Passion of Former Days
The Streets of Sydney, 1888
Series of candid snapshots of people out and about in Sydney, Australia
visit The Passion of Former Days for more photos
The Necropolitan Line:
“This was the London terminus of the Brookwood Necropolis Railway, the first regular train service for the dead.”
~ via London Particulars, visit the site for more info and lots of other interesting stuff…
