Paddington Station

  • English National Heritage: Paddington Station Including The Lawn, GWR Office Block On London Street And Offices Along Eastbourne Terrace

  • Type: Railway Station
  • Travel Genus: Sight
  • Sight Category: Building


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Paddington British Rail Maintenance Depot, East Block
Paddington British Rail Maintenance Depot, West Block

Timeline

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1854/05/29 Matthew Digby Wyatt Architect London Paddington station between Bishops Bridge Rd and Praed St opens 29 May 1854. Designed by Isambard Brunel with architectural detailing by Matthew Digby Wyatt.
1854/05/29 Isambard Kingdom Brunel Engineer London Paddington station between Bishops Bridge Rd and Praed St opens 29 May 1854. Designed by Isambard Brunel with architectural detailing by Matthew Digby Wyatt.
1998/00/00 Soon after his divorce, Peter Wolfe (aks Wolfman), writes "For Lovers" in a bar overlooking London's Paddington station. Wolfman will record a demo with his friend and collaborator, Julian Taylor, on a four-track recorder in a Highgate apartment. For Lovers (song)

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Particulars for Paddington Station:
Area of Significance Architecture
Criteria Architecture-Engineering
Sight Category Building
Area of Significance Railroad
Historic Use Railroad Depot
Conveyance Category Railway
Historic Use Railway Station
Area of Significance Transportation

Data
NHLE List Entry Number: 1066881


Creative Works »

WorkTypeAsNotedInCreatorNote
4.50 from Paddington Novel
Agatha Christie Elspeth McGillicuddy departs on the 4.50 from Paddington Station.
A Bear Called Paddington Book Michael Bond Paddington Bear is from "deepest, darkest Peru", but he was found at London's Paddington Station.
For Lovers (song) Song Peter Wolfe wrote the song "For Lovers" in a pub near Paddington station.
The Hound of the Baskervilles (book) Novel Arthur Conan Doyle Sherlock Holmes and John Watson depart from Paddington for Dartmoor.
Why Didn't They Ask Evans? Novel
Agatha Christie He arrived at Paddington when the clock announced the time to be 11:28, dashed down the subway, emerged on No 3 Platform just as the train was moving and hurled himself at the first carriage he saw, ...

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