Decaying grandeur...

... of an industrial premises.

Since uploading the image, I have now discovered some of the history of this rather grand red-brick building, dated 1911. It was one of two winding houses for Ledston Luck Colliery, Near Castleford. It appears that these were among the first to use electricity instead of steam for the winding mechanism. The winding houses are on the English Heritage list of scheduled ancient monuments.

Needless to say, the empty shell is steadily being attacked by vandals and the elements, so most of the interior has already succumbed.

An ideal candidate for Derelict Sunday.