Abandoned shelves in the Chorley apothecary
Photo: James Lacey — Abandoned shelves in the Chorley apothecary Photo: James Lacey

Abandoned shelves in the Chorley apothecary
Photo: James Lacey — Abandoned shelves in the Chorley apothecary Photo: James Lacey

Inside the abandoned Lancashire buildings frozen in time

By Mike Hill

Published 24th Nov 2021, 12:30 GMT

Photographer James Lacey has travelled Europe capturing the inside of abandoned buildings and here are some captured in secret Lancashire locations

Bluecoat Press is running a Kickstarter to help James fund a book of his work called A World In Ruins, which is being published by Bluecoat Press in February 2022. To support James visit www.kickstarter.com/projects/ms1/a-world-in-ruinsTo see more of his images go to www.aworldinruins.co.uk/

Abandoned shelves in the Chorley apothecary
Photo: James Lacey

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Abandoned shelves in the Chorley apothecary Photo: James Lacey

Bottles still line the shelves in the Chorley apothecary
Photo: James Lacey

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Bottles still line the shelves in the Chorley apothecary Photo: James Lacey

Chorley apothecary frozen in time
Photo: James Lacey

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Chorley apothecary frozen in time Photo: James Lacey

Abandoned house in Chorley
Photo: James Lacey

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Abandoned house in Chorley Photo: James Lacey

Clothes left in an empty house in Chorley
Photo: James Lacey

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Clothes left in an empty house in Chorley Photo: James Lacey

Boxes of shoes left in an empty house in Chorley
Photo: James Lacey

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Boxes of shoes left in an empty house in Chorley Photo: James Lacey

Clothes left in an empty house in Chorley
Photo: James Lacey

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Clothes left in an empty house in Chorley Photo: James Lacey

Boxes of shoes left in an empty house in Chorley
Photo: James Lacey

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Boxes of shoes left in an empty house in Chorley Photo: James Lacey

Clothes left in an empty house in Chorley
Photo: James Lacey

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Clothes left in an empty house in Chorley Photo: James Lacey

Communal bath at Lancaster Moor Hospital
Photo: James Lacey

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Communal bath at Lancaster Moor Hospital Photo: James Lacey

Lancaster Moor Hospital
Photo: James Lacey

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Lancaster Moor Hospital Photo: James Lacey

Lancashire Europe

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