Computer wizardry gives East Midlanders a glimpse of what their towns and cities could look like when abandoned and left to rot

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We’re now bracing ourselves for comments saying ‘it looks better, actually’…

Eerie videos showing what East Midlands towns and cities would look like if abandoned in the wake of a huge catastrophe have been attracting thousands of views on TikTok.

The spooky shorts on the ‘Our Town’ TikTok account have been created using computer wizardry and feature a number of towns and cities in the UK – many of them are in the East Midlands

19 towns have so far been covered in Leicestershire, including Melton Mowbray, Wigston, Loughborough and the city itself.

@ourtowngb Leicester if it was abandoned #leicester #leicestershire #fyp ♬ unwanted – d2s1
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Matlock, Ilkeston, Belper and Derby are amongst the eight videos featuring abandoned locations across Derbyshire.

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The city of Nottingham have been immortalised by the account in Nottinghamshire with Newark, Beeston and Mansfield being three of the areas shown abandoned.

Four of the top ten most viewed vids on the account feature East Midlands towns and cities, with Nottingham placed second overall after attracting more than 114 thousand views.

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