Paradise lost: Fascinating pictures inside the crumbling manor house that was once home to epic poet John Milton 

Haunting images taken inside the dangerously dilapidated manor show its crumbling remains - and all the possessions frozen in time when its most recent owners left. A cobweb covered, rusting pram sits motionless in front of a stained sofa

In its prime, the vast property - now barely standing - housed some of the country's wealthiest families in its 450 years as a family home. A desk, packed with papers and catalogues, remains in the home

The property's staircase is too dangerous to use and is littered with wall chippings and parts of the ceiling, which has caved in. An old reception room has a single spooky armchair, with books peppered across the floor

An old typewriter - fitting for the former home of one of Britain's most famous writers - has been left behind to rust, and sits beside an unfinished cup of tea

To protect the public from the dangerous interior - which is falling apart - council bosses have fenced off the ancient property 

Despite the decrepit state of the near 500-year-old home, these books - which have been left untouched within the damp manor for 28 years - appear to be in good condition

This creepy image shows an old television, which remains standing despite the carpet beneath it being torn from the ground, and the sink behind it falling from the wall

A beam of natural light shoots into the home's upstairs bedroom through a hole in its ancient ceiling, the remnants of which have fallen on and collapsed both beds

Without care, the home - and all its interior - have succumbed to damage beyond repair by nearly three decades of neglect. The crooked keys of a clearly once loved piano lay covered in dust

As well as the old piano, the house also has a dust covered organ and fireplace with brightly coloured tiling and wooden exterior

A haunting deer's head guards the rotting wooden frame of one of the mansion's windows, which overlooks the property's 60 acre farm

 The anonymous urban explorer behind the images snapped old furniture, rotting bookshelves, clothes, a television, newspapers, letters and family photographs in his daring venture inside

These well worn pairs of leather boots were left behind by the Raynor family, who bought the manor at the end of the Second World War in April 1945, living their until Ernest Raynor died aged 96

In one of the more eerie corners of the property lies the 'dairy room', which can still be found housing a number of mysterious liquids, chemicals and mixing equipment

An iconic Aga oven which is clearly in need of some love and care, having been left to rust with a kettle still stood upon its hob

Coated in dust, these framed photographs show a young woman and man, both presumably relatives of the former inhabitants, taken at around the turn of 20th century

Around 100 years ago the home was given the nickname Bull Manor, in honour of the guardian Highland Bull that waited outside for passers-by. Judging by these creepy bottles of 'Gaseous Fluid', inside wasn't particularly safe either

What was once an elegant mansion is now certainly a state of Paradise Lost, as Berkyn Manor - once home to poet John Milton - lies decayed, damp and dirty, 28 years after it was abandoned by its last owners

The grand estate is found on the outskirts of London in Slough. It is set on 60 acres of land and is situated not too far from Heathrow

Mr Raynor, who died just four years short of 100, left behind all of his possessions, including these old letters from a photographer and the Horton Parish Council

Perhaps the most modern looking room in the house is this bedroom. However, again the floor is covered in collapsed roofing, and the wall behind the bed is cracked