In Ruins: All that Remains - save up to 35%

Driven by the breath-taking remains of countless classical sites, the crumbling stonework and ivy-trailing walls of ruined buildings have an irresistible allure. Here's our selection of great books on the derelict and decaying, in fact and fiction, from the Walpole's original Gothic creation of the Castle of Otranto to the faded relics of London's historical past.