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Paddington is an area in the City of Westminster, in central London, England. [1] A medieval parish then a metropolitan borough of the County of London, it was integrated with Westminster and Greater London in 1965. Paddington station, designed by the engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel opened in 1847.
The GWR was aware that Paddington was some distance from the centre of London, and in 1854 donated £175,000 (£20,748,000 as of 2023) to the North Metropolitan Railway in order that the station could have a link to the City. Consequently, Paddington was the original western terminus of the line when it opened on 1 January 1863. [27]
Paddington Recreation Ground. Paddington Recreation Ground is a park in Maida Vale, City of Westminster, just north of Paddington. Its 27-acre site is the largest area of parkland located entirely within the City of Westminster. [1] It was the first park of its kind in London, having operated since 1888. [2]
From 1949, the Circle line was identified on tube maps as a separate line replacing the Metropolitan line service. [10] The sub-surface station has twice been damaged by explosions. On 30 October 1883, a bomb planted by Fenians campaigning for an independent Irish Republic exploded on a train near the station. The bomb damaged the train it was ...
Paddington Street is a street in the City of Westminster in London that runs from the junction of Crawford Street and Baker Street in the east to Marylebone High Street in the west. Sherlock Mews, Chiltern Street , Luxborough Street , and Nottingham Place join Paddington Street on its north side.
London Paddington station; the Great Western Hotel; St Mary's Hospital 51°31′1.2″N 0°10′23″W / 51.517000°N 0.17306°W / 51.517000; -0.17306 Praed Street ( / p r eɪ d / ) is a street in Paddington , west London, in the City of Westminster , most notable for being the location of London Paddington station and St Mary's ...
Entrance from the mainline station. In December 2009, Circle line services began serving the station. Originally operating as a loop-line using tracks constructed by the MR and the DR and serving only the station in Praed Street, the Circle line's route was altered to include the Hammersmith branch to increase train frequency on the branch and improve the regularity of Circle line trains.
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