Dead Ivy, Nunhead on Flickr.

Via Flickr:
Expired Neopan 400, Ben’s Yashica Mat 124 G.

Of course to become this sort of derelict takes a lot of effort. Nunhead can bask in its gothic splendour because just enough maintenance goes on, but not too much to be kempt. The ivy looks like it beaten into submission once every five years or so.

Proper dereliction is impenetrable bramble. Inaccessible and therefore not romantic.

The burgeoning bourgeoisie of Victorian London thought they were purchasing a small slice of eternity, but stopping entropy entirely is a very expensive business. Top tip: granite.