{"id":19759,"date":"2020-11-03T12:28:11","date_gmt":"2020-11-03T12:28:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/?p=19759"},"modified":"2020-11-03T12:28:11","modified_gmt":"2020-11-03T12:28:11","slug":"gas-lamps-autumnal-scenes-and-late-night-views-hyde-park-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/gas-lamps-autumnal-scenes-and-late-night-views-hyde-park-london\/","title":{"rendered":"Gas lamps, autumnal scenes and late night views,  Hyde Park, London"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/gas-lamps-hyde-park-01.jpg\" alt=\"Gas lamps and late night views of Hyde Park, London\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Hyde Park is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/pic-of-the-day-the-wonderful-gas-lamps-of-hyde-park-london\/\">still illuminated by gas lighting<\/a>, adding a beautiful warm glow to late night walks through the largest of the capital&#8217;s four Royal Parks.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a series of photos taken during a recent autumnal stroll through the park.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/gas-lamps-hyde-park-02.jpg\" alt=\"Gas lamps and late night views of Hyde Park, London\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Changing the gas mantle in the lamp.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/gas-lamps-hyde-park-03.jpg\" alt=\"Gas lamps and late night views of Hyde Park, London\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Serpentine at night.<\/p>\n<p>A 40-acre\u00a0 recreational lake, it was created in 1730 at the behest of Queen Caroline.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/gas-lamps-hyde-park-04.jpg\" alt=\"Gas lamps and late night views of Hyde Park, London\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/gas-lamps-hyde-park-05.jpg\" alt=\"Gas lamps and late night views of Hyde Park, London\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/gas-lamps-hyde-park-06.jpg\" alt=\"Gas lamps and late night views of Hyde Park, London\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/gas-lamps-hyde-park-07.jpg\" alt=\"Gas lamps and late night views of Hyde Park, London\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/gas-lamps-hyde-park-08.jpg\" alt=\"Gas lamps and late night views of Hyde Park, London\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/gas-lamps-hyde-park-09.jpg\" alt=\"Gas lamps and late night views of Hyde Park, London\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Bandstand.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/gas-lamps-hyde-park-10.jpg\" alt=\"Gas lamps and late night views of Hyde Park, London\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/gas-lamps-hyde-park-11.jpg\" alt=\"Gas lamps and late night views of Hyde Park, London\" \/><\/p>\n<p>South Carriage Drive.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/gas-lamps-hyde-park-12.jpg\" alt=\"Gas lamps and late night views of Hyde Park, London\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/gas-lamps-hyde-park-13.jpg\" alt=\"Gas lamps and late night views of Hyde Park, London\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Join the discussion<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.net\/forums\/threads\/central-london-photos-parks-buildings-street-scenes-and-london-life.329057\/page-2#post-16017209\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Central London photos &#8211; parks, buildings, street scenes and London life<\/a> (over 100 posts)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Read more<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/london\/london-gas-lamps-and-gaslighting.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">London: two centuries of gas lighting<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/pic-of-the-day-the-wonderful-gas-lamps-of-hyde-park-london\/\">The wonderful gas lamps of Hyde Park, London<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/london-art-walk-green-park-to-hyde-park-and-the-serpentine-late-summer-2018\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\u00a0Green Park to Hyde Park and the Serpentine, late summer 2018<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/a-busy-speakers-corner-hyde-park-on-a-wet-sunday\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">A busy Speakers\u2019 Corner, Hyde Park, on a wet Sunday<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/remembering-77-the-hyde-park-memorial-to-the-fallen\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Remembering 7\/7: the Hyde Park memorial to the fallen<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/green-park-and-hyde-park-in-the-snow-london-dec-2010\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Green Park and Hyde Park in the snow, London, Dec 2010<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hyde Park is still illuminated by gas lighting, adding a beautiful warm glow to late night walks through the largest of the capital&#8217;s four Royal Parks. 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