T H E   D E R E L I C T   M I S C E L L A N Y

The Derelict Miscellany records with photographs, maps, observations and narratives, explorations of disused space within the built environment. It contains more than fifty location reports, all illustrated and set in context with histories, observations and accounts of site visits. This disused space comprises abandoned buildings such as homes, factories, hospitals, mills and schools, huge mining landscapes and even places that have never seen their intended use at all. Decay and change in the built envionment are an important part of the urban and rural landscape and far from being dull or ugly, these modern ruins and wastelands are often uniquely beautiful, atmospheric and interesting and the interaction between people and disused space has much to teach us about our society.