{"id":14751,"date":"2014-06-07T14:18:07","date_gmt":"2014-06-07T13:18:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/?p=14751"},"modified":"2014-06-07T14:18:07","modified_gmt":"2014-06-07T13:18:07","slug":"gas-lamps-and-deckchairs-green-park-early-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/gas-lamps-and-deckchairs-green-park-early-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"Gas lamps and deckchairs, Green Park, early summer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"14759\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/gas-lamps-and-deckchairs-green-park-early-summer\/gas-lamps-deckchairs-green-park-london-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/gas-lamps-deckchairs-green-park-london-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"620,407\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Gas lamps and deckchairs, Green Park, early summer\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/gas-lamps-deckchairs-green-park-london-1.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14759\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/gas-lamps-deckchairs-green-park-london-1.jpg\" alt=\"Gas lamps and deckchairs, Green Park, early summer\" width=\"620\" height=\"407\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/gas-lamps-deckchairs-green-park-london-1.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/gas-lamps-deckchairs-green-park-london-1-300x196.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Last weekend the weather was rather delightful, and I took a stroll around London&#8217;s Green Park, one of the Royal Parks of London, and grabbed some photos on my perambulations.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"14758\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/gas-lamps-and-deckchairs-green-park-early-summer\/gas-lamps-deckchairs-green-park-london-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/gas-lamps-deckchairs-green-park-london-2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"620,409\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Gas lamps and deckchairs, Green Park, early summer\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/gas-lamps-deckchairs-green-park-london-2.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14758\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/gas-lamps-deckchairs-green-park-london-2.jpg\" alt=\"Gas lamps and deckchairs, Green Park, early summer\" width=\"620\" height=\"409\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/gas-lamps-deckchairs-green-park-london-2.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/gas-lamps-deckchairs-green-park-london-2-300x197.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Green Park covers 47 acres between Hyde Park and St. James&#8217;s Park, and is unusual in that it has no lakes, no buildings and few monuments.<\/p>\n<p>Like several other London parks, it\u00a0still has lovely gas lighting throughout (see feature:<a href=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/london\/london-gas-lamps-and-gaslighting.html\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0London: two centuries of gas lighting<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"14753\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/gas-lamps-and-deckchairs-green-park-early-summer\/gas-lamps-deckchairs-green-park-london-7\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/gas-lamps-deckchairs-green-park-london-7.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"620,425\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Gas lamps and deckchairs, Green Park, early summer\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/gas-lamps-deckchairs-green-park-london-7.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14753\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/gas-lamps-deckchairs-green-park-london-7.jpg\" alt=\"Gas lamps and deckchairs, Green Park, early summer\" width=\"620\" height=\"425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/gas-lamps-deckchairs-green-park-london-7.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/gas-lamps-deckchairs-green-park-london-7-300x205.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>With the weather being kind, there were several takers for the deckchairs which, as you can see above, can be yours for an hour for \u00a31.60, or you can loll about all day for \u00a38.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s some more views from the park.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"14752\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/gas-lamps-and-deckchairs-green-park-early-summer\/gas-lamps-deckchairs-green-park-london-8\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/gas-lamps-deckchairs-green-park-london-8.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"620,383\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Gas lamps and deckchairs, Green Park, early summer\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/gas-lamps-deckchairs-green-park-london-8.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14752\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/gas-lamps-deckchairs-green-park-london-8.jpg\" alt=\"Gas lamps and deckchairs, Green Park, early summer\" width=\"620\" height=\"383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/gas-lamps-deckchairs-green-park-london-8.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/gas-lamps-deckchairs-green-park-london-8-300x185.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"14757\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/gas-lamps-and-deckchairs-green-park-early-summer\/gas-lamps-deckchairs-green-park-london-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/gas-lamps-deckchairs-green-park-london-3.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"620,389\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Gas lamps and deckchairs, Green Park, early summer\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/gas-lamps-deckchairs-green-park-london-3.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14757\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/gas-lamps-deckchairs-green-park-london-3.jpg\" alt=\"Gas lamps and deckchairs, Green Park, early summer\" width=\"620\" height=\"389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/gas-lamps-deckchairs-green-park-london-3.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/gas-lamps-deckchairs-green-park-london-3-300x188.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"14756\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/gas-lamps-and-deckchairs-green-park-early-summer\/gas-lamps-deckchairs-green-park-london-4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/gas-lamps-deckchairs-green-park-london-4.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"620,465\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Gas lamps and deckchairs, Green Park, early summer\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/gas-lamps-deckchairs-green-park-london-4.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14756\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/gas-lamps-deckchairs-green-park-london-4.jpg\" alt=\"Gas lamps and deckchairs, Green Park, early summer\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/gas-lamps-deckchairs-green-park-london-4.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/gas-lamps-deckchairs-green-park-london-4-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"14755\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/gas-lamps-and-deckchairs-green-park-early-summer\/gas-lamps-deckchairs-green-park-london-5\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/gas-lamps-deckchairs-green-park-london-5.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"620,385\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Gas lamps and deckchairs, Green Park, early summer\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/gas-lamps-deckchairs-green-park-london-5.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14755\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/gas-lamps-deckchairs-green-park-london-5.jpg\" alt=\"Gas lamps and deckchairs, Green Park, early summer\" width=\"620\" height=\"385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/gas-lamps-deckchairs-green-park-london-5.jpg 620w, 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data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/gas-lamps-deckchairs-green-park-london-6.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14754\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/gas-lamps-deckchairs-green-park-london-6.jpg\" alt=\"Gas lamps and deckchairs, Green Park, early summer\" width=\"620\" height=\"401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/gas-lamps-deckchairs-green-park-london-6.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/gas-lamps-deckchairs-green-park-london-6-300x194.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last weekend the weather was rather delightful, and I took a stroll around London&#8217;s Green Park, one of the Royal Parks of London, and grabbed some photos on my 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