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Images and words by Ken Latham

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The remains of a Welsh mountain cottage nestling in the hills of Snowdonia, Long abandoned and left to the ravages of the Welsh weather, not today though basking in glorious Autumn sunshine

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Close to where I live there was a ‘TB Isolation Hospital’ a fairly crude affair with huts and outbuildings constructed from timber and roofed with corrugated iron, i am unsure of its date but must be around the end of WW2 or early 50’s, it is now in a state of dereliction with not much of the original structure remaining, whilst passing it the other day I had a quick look in and took a few images

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A Silver Birch tree clings on to the slate waste tip of Vivian Quarry in Llanberis

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A view from the rather dilapidated cemetery of St Eilian's church in Anglesey , the cottage is in need of more TLC than the cemetery, just!!

The church is a real gem and has a superb interior from the 15thC

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A couple of images taken at a long exposure of the wreck at Dulas beach

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Early morning mist at Padarn Lake ,Llanberis, Snowdonia.

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Slate Tip

The view from the slate tip at Glanrafon Slate Quarry, Rhyd Ddu, looking towards Mynydd Mawr and Cwellyn Lake in the distance. Waste slate would be trundled along the tip in wagons on tracks, all the waste would be manhandled and tipped over the edge to create an ever growing pile of stone.

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Capel Lligwy

Capel Lligwy (sometimes referred to as Hen Gapel Lligwy) is a ruined chapel near Rhos Lligwy in Anglesey, north Wales, dating back to the first half of the 12th century. The chapel's original purpose is unknown, but it might have been used as a memorial chapel or in connection with a local royal court, or as a chapel of ease in a large parish with a growing population. It was used for a time until the early 18th century as a private place of worship for a nearby house, then later fell into disrepair. The walls still remain, with some traces of render on them internally, but there is no roof.

It contains a 16th-century side chapel with a vault beneath, used as a burial chamber.

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One of the Dulas wrecks, this one is on the coastal path itself, the prow has split and she is steadily breaking up, the sister boat which is behind her and in the middle of the beach is in much better condition and much more photogenic.

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One of the Dulas Beach fishing boats, left to the elements.This vessel can be easily reached from the Anglesey Coastal Path that runs along the shore of Dulas Beach, care must be taken as the whole lagoon is tidal and this is out on the beach a fair way.

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One of two old wooden fishing boats left to the elements on Dulas beach, Anglesey.

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A Head Turner at the National Gallery

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Art movement at the National Gallery, London.

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A traditional 'Slate Fence' on the slopes of Snowdon, made from huge slabs of slate and held in position with wire. The image was taken from Glanrafon Slate Quarry and the peak in the background is Y Garn.

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Tobacco warehouse, Liverpool Docks

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The Hogshead Hoist

This gargantuan warehouse is on an unequaled heroic scale and it dominates the landscape in this part of Liverpool.

  It extends along the whole of the south front of Stanley Dock. It is 14 storeys high with 42 bays divided by seven loading bays and is said to be the largest warehouse in the world and the largest brick building in the world.

  Its construction absorbed 27 million bricks, 30,000 panes of glass and 8,000 tons of steel.

  It could accommodate 70,000 hogsheads of tobacco (each weighing 1,000 lbs).

  At high level on the west end in raised figures and letters are "MDE, 1900" and "Tobacco Warehouse." On the north (dock) side are a series of iron stairs.

  On the south side there are a number of later bridges linking to the south Warehouse. The area between The Tobacco Warehouse and South Stanley Warehouse is known locally as "Pneumonia Alley" because it is almost always in shade and often acts as a wind tunnel.