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Weekend readers' pictures: Derelict

In pictures: derelict: The Gala Pool at Moseley Road Baths
Emma Jones: “The Gala Pool at Moseley Road Baths, closed in 2003 due to ‘safety reasons’, but it doesn’t look like it will open again any time soon. Such a waste”
Photograph: Emma Jones
In pictures: derelict: derelict property in Ireland
Tony Lovell: “Most of the derelict properties in Ireland have been bought up by developers and demolished to build new. But a few remain in the more remote corners. I liked the way the ivy blended in with the colour scheme"
Photograph: Tony Lovell
In pictures: derelict: abandoned sanatorium in Germany
Olivier Burnside: “An abandoned sanatorium in Germany. The scale of the site is impressive. The corridors are flanked by treatment rooms where the beds would once have been found”
Photograph: Olivier Burnside
In pictures: derelict: derelict piano
Phil Wheeler: “This is our piano, it was so lovely we couldn’t bear to throw it away”
Photograph: Phil Wheeler
In pictures: derelict: Wardtown Castle
Patrick Goodison: "Derelicts past and present at Wardtown Castle, western Ireland"
Photograph: Patrick Goodison
In pictures: derelict: engine shed in Dungeness
Mike Cookson: "It was amazing that this engine shed in Dungeness could still stand at this angle. The church-like cross on the roof just added to the intrigue"
Photograph: Mike Cookson
In pictures: derelict: derelict Pontin's in Jersey
Berni Martin: "Taken at the now derelict Pontin's in Jersey. The building stands rotting away at one of the most picturesque spots on the island - Plemont Bay"
Photograph: Berni Martin
In pictures: derelict: old Cambodian temple
Andrea Mechelli: "This photo of an old Cambodian temple proves that derelict can be beautiful"
Photograph: Andrea Mechelli
In pictures: derelict: derelict house
Emily Garland: "This derelict house stands out like a sore thumb among all the pristine glass-fronted six-bedroom mansions that line this part of the Thames"
Photograph: Emily Garland
In pictures: derelict: derelict mill
Carl Howe: "View from a derelict mill, looking towards a derelict industry"
Photograph: Carl Howe
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