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In photos: the gas lamps of Green Park and Hyde Park, central London

Fri 31st January, 2025Fri 31st January, 2025 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Many of London’s royal parks are still lit by gas lamp, giving out a beautiful warm glow at night. I snapped some of them as I walked through the parks …

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Gas lamps, autumnal scenes and late night views, Hyde Park, London
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Update: Westminster Council saves 275 gas lamps in central London

Wed 5th October, 2022Wed 23rd November, 2022 - by editor - Leave a Comment

On Monday, the GMB Union today called on Westminster Council to preserve 275 gas lamps which have illuminated London streets for almost 150 years.

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Gas lamps, autumnal scenes and late night views, Hyde Park, London
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Gas lamps, autumnal scenes and late night views, Hyde Park, London

Tue 3rd November, 2020 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Hyde Park is still illuminated by gas lighting, adding a beautiful warm glow to late night walks through the largest of the capital’s four Royal Parks. Here’s a series of …

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The wonderful gas lamps of Berlin - the world's largest gas lighting network
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The wonderful gas lamps of Berlin – the world’s largest gas lighting network

Wed 18th June, 2014Wed 18th June, 2014 - by editor - 1 Comment

Taking an evening stroll around Berlin on the weekend, I was pleasantly surprised to see the city’s streets bathed in the warm glow of gas lighting.

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Gas lamps and deckchairs, Green Park, early summer

Sat 7th June, 2014 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Last weekend the weather was rather delightful, and I took a stroll around London’s Green Park, one of the Royal Parks of London, and grabbed some photos on my perambulations.

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Gas lamp man, Green Park, London

Thu 3rd February, 2011Thu 3rd February, 2011 - by editor - 1 Comment

Photographed back in April 2002, here’s a gas lamp man hard at work in Green Park, central London.

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Umbrellas in London: a rainy summer afternoon in the capital

Fri 27th August, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

I like rain (although not at festivals!), so grabbed a few photos on my Lumix LX3 compact camera when I wandered around town on a wet summer afternoon in August.

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Gas lamp, Green Park

Thu 1st April, 2010Fri 2nd April, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

I love gas lamps: so here’s one in Green Park, central London. See more London gas lamps here.

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More London gas lamps

Mon 9th February, 2009 - by editor - 1 Comment

I embarked on a chilly seven mile walk around central London today (photos coming soon!), and managed to grab a few more photos of gas lamps still in use. Expect …

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London: 202 years of gas lighting

Mon 26th January, 2009 - by editor - 2 Comments.

On the 28th January, 1807, the gas lamps on Pall Mall were lit, making it the first street in the world to be illuminated by the warm glow of gas …

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