Since the beginning of the year I have started to venture outwards from my planned trips towards embracing a more spontaneous approach to my abandoned project as another means of viewing our abandoned landscape. My archive displays my milestone explores but sometimes your research will only get you so far, as there are hidden places that people rarely talk about that you might never have noticed before. In my free time I keep my camera with me at all times regardless of my daily routine, and keep an ever-watching eye out for hidden gems of derelict places that hold long forgotten stories. From December through to January, here are just a few of the places I found on my travels:

Cheshire county constabulary, Oakmere UK. Built in 1892. Originally containing a courthouse, police station and rows of cells. Closed down in 1987, it has been derelict longer than I have been alive! Time has taken its toll and there is nothing left inside. Now surrounded by new build properties it serves only as a reminder of the more isolated community that once existed here.

The Great British Red phone box. Disconnected but with the lights still working, these can now only be found littered across rural areas of the country where they were never replaced. Edale, Peak District UK.

The denied treasure that is Boothes farm. A small family of static home dwellers, gypsies, travellers, or scumbags (choose one) moved onto the land of this abandoned farmhouse and made themselves comfortable at some point over the last few years, making this a permanently unlikely explore. Not unless you fancy getting wilfully chased by rottweilers.

An abandoned restaurant lying dormant along the road to Wincham, UK.

Gullivers World theme park, out of season. The old western quarter is due to be replaced and refurbished at some point in the near future, so it is likely to stay looking this way for quite a while now.

Richmond Baptist Sunday school, Liverpool. Founded 1865. Rebuilt 1930. Abandoned 1998.

Last summer the council gave planning permission for 300 homes to be built on the site of the old Barnes Hospital near Cheadle, Stockport. Another historical site lost and replaced with what now defines our suburban landscape; cheap nasty housing.

A newly derelict chinese restaurant in Northwich, UK. Another business venture fallen victim to financial misfortune.

Warrington transporter bridge, built in 1915 and abandoned since 1964, it is one of only three remaining examples in the UK and was used to carry large loads from the industrial areas on one side of the river Mersey directly onto what was once the railway line on the opposite side heading to Manchester. The bridge is now protected as a 'scheduled ancient monument'.

The Lewis Carroll ward unit. Once holding the authors name dear, the building now joins the rest of Daresbury estate in utter abandonment.

Abandoned government offices. Runcorn, UK. Plans surfaced to convert these buildings into flats after they were emptied almost a decade ago but strong objection from the public followed by detections of ultra high levels of asbestos eventually led to the entire area being locked up and forgotten.

Abandoned sports recreation club, Widnes. Once a common sight among working class communities in the UK.

Abandoned playground behind a closed pub in Nantwich, Cheshire.

Old town Edinburgh. At a glance there doesn't seem to be a single indication of modern society in this photo, and when you look at the numbers it's clear to see why. The capital has a staggering 4500 listed buildings, which makes up more than 25% of the numbers for the entire country. Some of these buildings are more than 400 years old, and are empty but protected for their historical importance.

Lowton farm cottage. The history of this place remains a mystery to me, all that I do know is that it was built in 1920 and was the home of the family who previously owned this land, but it must have been abandoned a long time ago.

The forgotten greenhouses at Walton Hall, England. These Victorian structures were once some of the most grand in the country, but with the hall itself consuming funds in the late 80s the greenhouses were cordened off and locked away and haven't been entered since. What small plants were left there have by now completely taken over. In 2014 the heritage lottery fund finally accepted the ambitious bid to restore them to their original form, and they are now resting on steel supports ready to be taken down and rebuilt one peice at a time. The process will take more than three years to complete.

Fog lying over a derelict graveyard in rural England. The church here burnt down in the late 50's but the rights to burial in the UK lasts for a minimum of 100 years, meaning that nobody can touch the space until the most recent grave reaches that age. The oldest grave I could find was 1792, and the most recent was 1956, therefore it's highly unlikely that any immediate family members still visit this site, but the law is the law! Unfortunately no zombies.

Anfield Road Hotel, a relic of the old Liverpool. The municipal Stanley Park is the only space dividing the two Merseyside stadiums, where buildings like this once thrived on the new revenue the clubs brought to the area. Yet as the sport has evolved, just as with all major cities the area has sacrificed itself to allow the grounds to expand. Rows of houses now owned by Liverpool and Everton fc either lie empty or have been demolished to make room for decades worth of expansion. More than 70% of buildings within a 1 mile radius of the stadiums are now empty, and while some businesses have survived, this hotel, once a luxury home backing on to Stanley park, holds no value in comparison to its size. Only the very cheapest houses sell on the market here now, with the wealth having moved to the further districts of Merseyside where the footballers ironically live.