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Why have the benches in Dulwich Park been lowered?

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Has anyone else noticed that all the benches in the newly resurfaced areas are now lower, almost like children's chairs? As someone who's nearly 5ft 2 they feel low to me, which makes it harder to stand up again, and it made me wonder how it would feel for an elderly or less fit person who actually needs to sit down for a rest during their walk.


Does anyone know why this was done? My guess would be security - that the contractor has embedded the bottom 2-3 inches to make them harder to steal - but there could be another reason I guess.

Robert Poste's Child

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But they took the benches out first and put them back later. Probably just the contractors not thinking through the extra depth the tarmac would add, but now I'm at the age where you can't sit down or get up without a slight middle-aged grunt, I do feel for older and less active people who are going to find it unhelpful!
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Also they moved the bench closest to the gate at firemans alley entrance which elderly relatives of mine used to sit on and they never put it back. It was convenient for them to sit on as it was close to the entrance.

Can we think of the older generation and put it back.

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