Post-apocalyptic Britain revealed

Post-apocalyptic Britain revealed

Post-apocalyptic Britain revealed

Buckingham Palace is a crumbling ruin. The Angel of the North hangs limp, awash with weeds. King's College has seen far, far better days.

These images are the imaginings of the team behind one of the PlayStation's swansong titles, The Last of Us, of a Britain overrun by the game's Cordyceps virus. Infected humans run wild, while survivors must fight for food and supplies (not unlike a trip to the sales in TK Maxx). As nature begins to reclaim our barren structures, a strangely beautiful scene unfolds.

PlayStation 3’s The Last of Us will be out on June 14

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Buckingham Palace

It would appear the royals are no longer in residence.

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Battersea Power Station

Battersea Power Station appears to have been fired up as a last resort.

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Clyde bridge

Glasgow's beautiful span is in desperate need of some TLC.

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Angel of the North

Antony Gormley's iconic statue no longer carries the same sense of pride.

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King's College Cambridge

School's out forever.

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Brighton Pire

A day beside the seaside is no longer a fare of ice creams and donkey rides.

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Clifton suspension bridge

The designs of Isambard Kingdom Brunel don't seem to have withstood the end of civilisation.

As a Staff Writer at Shortlist, Holly dabbles in a bit of everything. Having started her career as a news reporter, she has since decided to return to the world of the living.