{"id":8785,"date":"2012-06-24T15:51:57","date_gmt":"2012-06-24T14:51:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/?p=8785"},"modified":"2012-06-24T15:57:36","modified_gmt":"2012-06-24T14:57:36","slug":"empty-deckchairs-and-a-damp-june-afternoon-in-green-park-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/empty-deckchairs-and-a-damp-june-afternoon-in-green-park-london\/","title":{"rendered":"Empty deckchairs and a damp June afternoon in Green Park, London"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"deckchair-green-park-june-2012-01\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/deckchair-green-park-june-2012-01.jpg\" alt=\"A damp June afternoon in Green Park, London\" width=\"620\" height=\"380\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Britain&#8217;s under-performing summer was busy doing its thing in central London over the weekend, with grey skies and occasional showers\u00a0keeping\u00a0the deckchairs unoccupied in Green Park.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8790\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/empty-deckchairs-and-a-damp-june-afternoon-in-green-park-london\/deckchair-green-park-june-2012-04\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/deckchair-green-park-june-2012-04.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"620,434\" 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=\"deckchair-green-park-june-2012-04\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/deckchair-green-park-june-2012-04.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8790\" title=\"deckchair-green-park-june-2012-04\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/deckchair-green-park-june-2012-04.jpg\" alt=\"Empty deckchairs and a damp June afternoon in Green Park, London\" width=\"620\" height=\"434\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/deckchair-green-park-june-2012-04.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/deckchair-green-park-june-2012-04-300x210.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Although rows and rows of deckchairs had been laid out around Green Park, very few were occupied.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8787\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/empty-deckchairs-and-a-damp-june-afternoon-in-green-park-london\/deckchair-green-park-june-2012-03\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/deckchair-green-park-june-2012-03.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"620,401\" 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=\"deckchair-green-park-june-2012-03\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/deckchair-green-park-june-2012-03.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8787\" title=\"deckchair-green-park-june-2012-03\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/deckchair-green-park-june-2012-03.jpg\" alt=\"Empty deckchairs and a damp June afternoon in Green Park, London\" width=\"620\" height=\"401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/deckchair-green-park-june-2012-03.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/deckchair-green-park-june-2012-03-300x194.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8788\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/empty-deckchairs-and-a-damp-june-afternoon-in-green-park-london\/deckchair-green-park-june-2012-05\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/deckchair-green-park-june-2012-05.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"620,412\" 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=\"deckchair-green-park-june-2012-05\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/deckchair-green-park-june-2012-05.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8788\" title=\"deckchair-green-park-june-2012-05\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/deckchair-green-park-june-2012-05.jpg\" alt=\"Empty deckchairs and a damp June afternoon in Green Park, London\" width=\"620\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/deckchair-green-park-june-2012-05.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/deckchair-green-park-june-2012-05-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8789\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/empty-deckchairs-and-a-damp-june-afternoon-in-green-park-london\/deckchair-green-park-june-2012-02\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/deckchair-green-park-june-2012-02.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"620,403\" 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=\"deckchair-green-park-june-2012-02\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/deckchair-green-park-june-2012-02.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8789\" title=\"deckchair-green-park-june-2012-02\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/deckchair-green-park-june-2012-02.jpg\" alt=\"Empty deckchairs and a damp June afternoon in Green Park, London\" width=\"620\" height=\"403\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/deckchair-green-park-june-2012-02.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/deckchair-green-park-june-2012-02-300x195.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A lone deckchair under a tree.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8791\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/empty-deckchairs-and-a-damp-june-afternoon-in-green-park-london\/deckchair-green-park-june-2012-06\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/deckchair-green-park-june-2012-06.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=\"deckchair-green-park-june-2012-06\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/deckchair-green-park-june-2012-06.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8791\" title=\"deckchair-green-park-june-2012-06\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/deckchair-green-park-june-2012-06.jpg\" alt=\"Empty deckchairs and a damp June afternoon in Green Park, London\" width=\"620\" height=\"425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/deckchair-green-park-june-2012-06.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/deckchair-green-park-june-2012-06-300x205.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Markings left by mystery object!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8792\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/empty-deckchairs-and-a-damp-june-afternoon-in-green-park-london\/deckchair-green-park-june-2012-08\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/deckchair-green-park-june-2012-08.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"620,404\" 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=\"deckchair-green-park-june-2012-08\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/deckchair-green-park-june-2012-08.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8792\" title=\"deckchair-green-park-june-2012-08\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/deckchair-green-park-june-2012-08.jpg\" alt=\"Empty deckchairs and a damp June afternoon in Green Park, London\" width=\"620\" height=\"404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/deckchair-green-park-june-2012-08.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/deckchair-green-park-june-2012-08-300x195.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8793\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/empty-deckchairs-and-a-damp-june-afternoon-in-green-park-london\/deckchair-green-park-june-2012-07\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/deckchair-green-park-june-2012-07.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"620,401\" 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=\"deckchair-green-park-june-2012-07\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/deckchair-green-park-june-2012-07.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8793\" title=\"deckchair-green-park-june-2012-07\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/deckchair-green-park-june-2012-07.jpg\" alt=\"Empty deckchairs and a damp June afternoon in Green Park, London\" width=\"620\" height=\"401\" 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