Umbrellas in June: a very rainy day in central London and Brixton

We may be six days into June, but Londoners got a real drenching today as the skies opened up and sent people reaching for their umbrellas.

Here’s a series of photos taken in central London and Brixton this afternoon.

Tottenham Court Road downpour.

Reflections.

By Warren Street.

Hoods still up on the down escalator.

Brixton Road and umbrellas.

Reflected street light.

Waiting to cross the road outside the town hall.

Coldharbour Lane.

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