Sentence examples for was left derelict from inspiring English sources

In 1932 the large chemical works at Felling Shore closed and was left derelict, leaving behind a 2 million tonne heap of spoil.

All buildings of the Brill Tramway station at Wotton were subsequently demolished, other than a small building which had once housed the Tramway's forge, which was left derelict.

All buildings of the Tramway station at Wotton were subsequently demolished, other than a small building which had once housed the Tramway's forge, which was left derelict.

That is, even in cities where land is scarce and expensive, substantial amounts of it are left derelict.

After being left derelict in the late 19th century, a new canal system called the Weihui ("Favour of the Wei") was opened in 1937.

The building had been left derelict after being badly damaged three years ago.

The developer has been backed by a number of residents including Frank Brannigan who said the land had been "left derelict" adding: "This is the most awful area".

Much of the airfield and its buildings had been left derelict and overgrown throughout the 1980s, and it wasn't until 1983 that its potential as a memorial museum was realised.

The BS&WR struggled on for a time, funding the construction work by making calls on the unpaid portion of its shares, but activity eventually came to a stop and the partly built tunnels were left derelict.

Signed by 11,000 citizens of Jarrow, it concluded: "The town cannot be left derelict, and therefore your Petitioners humbly pray that His Majesty's Government and this honourable House should realise the urgent need that work should be provided for the town without further delay".

It was forgotten in the years following the second world war and was left a derelict, unkempt no-man's land until it was rediscovered in 1980.