{"id":19579,"date":"2020-09-05T12:00:29","date_gmt":"2020-09-05T11:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/?p=19579"},"modified":"2020-09-07T21:38:44","modified_gmt":"2020-09-07T20:38:44","slug":"a-photo-walk-through-green-park-st-jamess-park-and-trafalgar-square-london-september-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/a-photo-walk-through-green-park-st-jamess-park-and-trafalgar-square-london-september-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"A photo walk through Green Park, St James&#8217;s Park and Trafalgar Square, London, September 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/green-st-james-park-trafalgar-01.jpg\" alt=\"A photo walk through Green Park, St James's Park and Trafalgar Square, London, September 2020\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On a rainy September afternoon, I took a stroll through central London, walking from Green Park tube station through the adjacent park, and then to St James&#8217;s Park and on to Parliament Square to photograph the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/in-photos-extinction-rebellion-in-trafalgar-square-london-2nd-september-2020\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Extinction Rebellion event<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As the rain increased, I walked up to Trafalgar Square &#8211; sadly passing a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/londons-shame-long-line-of-hungry-homeless-people-queuing-in-the-rain-at-trafalgar-square\/\">long line of homeless people queuing up for food<\/a> &#8211; and grabbed a few more photos:<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/green-st-james-park-trafalgar-02.jpg\" alt=\"A photo walk through Green Park, St James's Park and Trafalgar Square, London, September 2020\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The normally busy Green Park was pretty much empty, which made for a lovely walk.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/green-st-james-park-trafalgar-03.jpg\" alt=\"A photo walk through Green Park, St James's Park and Trafalgar Square, London, September 2020\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/green-st-james-park-trafalgar-04.jpg\" alt=\"A photo walk through Green Park, St James's Park and Trafalgar Square, London, September 2020\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/green-st-james-park-trafalgar-05.jpg\" alt=\"A photo walk through Green Park, St James's Park and Trafalgar Square, London, September 2020\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The first signs of autumn.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/green-st-james-park-trafalgar-06.jpg\" alt=\"A photo walk through Green Park, St James's Park and Trafalgar Square, London, September 2020\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Many of London&#8217;s parks are still lit by gas &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/pic-of-the-day-the-wonderful-gas-lamps-of-hyde-park-london\/\">read more here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/green-st-james-park-trafalgar-07.jpg\" alt=\"A photo walk through Green Park, St James's Park and Trafalgar Square, London, September 2020\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/green-st-james-park-trafalgar-08.jpg\" alt=\"A photo walk through Green Park, St James's Park and Trafalgar Square, London, September 2020\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Sitting in the rain.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/green-st-james-park-trafalgar-09.jpg\" alt=\"A photo walk through Green Park, St James's Park and Trafalgar Square, London, September 2020\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/green-st-james-park-trafalgar-10.jpg\" alt=\"A photo walk through Green Park, St James's Park and Trafalgar Square, London, September 2020\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/green-st-james-park-trafalgar-11.jpg\" alt=\"A photo walk through Green Park, St James's Park and Trafalgar Square, London, September 2020\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/green-st-james-park-trafalgar-12.jpg\" alt=\"A photo walk through Green Park, St James's Park and Trafalgar Square, London, September 2020\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/green-st-james-park-trafalgar-13.jpg\" alt=\"A photo walk through Green Park, St James's Park and Trafalgar Square, London, September 2020\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Looking down The Mall.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/green-st-james-park-trafalgar-14.jpg\" alt=\"A photo walk through Green Park, St James's Park and Trafalgar Square, London, September 2020\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A brutalist block rises above St James&#8217;s Park.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/green-st-james-park-trafalgar-15.jpg\" alt=\"A photo walk through Green Park, St James's Park and Trafalgar Square, London, September 2020\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Feeding the birds.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/green-st-james-park-trafalgar-16.jpg\" alt=\"A photo walk through Green Park, St James's Park and Trafalgar Square, London, September 2020\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/green-st-james-park-trafalgar-17.jpg\" alt=\"A photo walk through Green Park, St James's Park and Trafalgar Square, London, September 2020\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Walking in St James&#8217;s Park.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/green-st-james-park-trafalgar-18.jpg\" alt=\"A photo walk through Green Park, St James's Park and Trafalgar Square, London, September 2020\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Trafalgar Square in the rain.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/green-st-james-park-trafalgar-19.jpg\" alt=\"A photo walk through Green Park, St James's Park and Trafalgar Square, London, September 2020\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/green-st-james-park-trafalgar-20.jpg\" alt=\"A photo walk through Green Park, St James's Park and Trafalgar Square, London, September 2020\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Unveiled in March,\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Heather Phillipson&#8217;s sculpture, titled THE END, features a <\/span>giant swirl of replica whipped cream topped with a cherry, a fly and a spinning drone.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/green-st-james-park-trafalgar-21.jpg\" alt=\"A photo walk through Green Park, St James's Park and Trafalgar Square, London, September 2020\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/green-st-james-park-trafalgar-22.jpg\" alt=\"A photo walk through Green Park, St James's Park and Trafalgar Square, London, September 2020\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Trafalgar Square sticker.<\/p>\n<h2>Join in with the chat<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.net\/forums\/threads\/central-london-photos-parks-buildings-street-scenes-and-london-life.329057\/page-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Join in with the forum chat &#8211; 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