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Paddington Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Paddington

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Paddington history

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Padington (or “Padintun”, as in the Saxon Chartularies, 959) is historically a part of Middlesex. It has been reasonably speculated that a Saxon settlement was located around the intersection of the northern and western Roman roads, corresponding with the Edgware Road (Watling Street) and Uxbridge Road.

Tyburnia

In the 19th century the part of the parish most sandwiched between Edgware Road and Westbourne Terrace, Gloucester Terrace and Craven Hill, bounded to the south by Bayswater Road, was known as Tyburnia . The district formed the centrepiece of an 1824 masterplan by Samuel Pepys Cockerell .

Etymology

Derivation of the name is uncertain . Speculative explanations include Padre-ing-tun (explained as “father’s meadow village”), Pad-ing – “pack-horse-meadow village” and Pæding-tun .

Colloquial expressions

An 18th-century dictionary gives Tyburn being in the parish or neighbourhood of Paddington . Public executions were abolished in England in 1868 .

Paddington landmarks

Browning’s Pool

A lagoon created in the 1810s at the convergence of the Grand Union Canal, the Regent’s Canal and the Paddington Basin . It is reputedly named after Robert Browning, the poet . It contains a small islet known as Browning’s Island .

London Paddington Station

Paddington station is the iconic landmark associated with the area . In the station are statues of its designer, Isambard Kingdom Brunel, and the children’s fiction character Paddleington Bear .

Paddington Basin

The terminus of the Paddington Arm of the Grand Union Canal was originally known as The Grand Junction Basin . The majority of the housing was bounded by Praed Street, Sussex Gardens, Edgware Road and Norfolk Place . Land and buildings not used for the canal undertaking remained after 1929 .

Paddington Central

The former railway goods yard has been developed into a modern complex with wellbeing, leisure, retail and leisure facilities . The public area from the canal to Sheldon Square with the amphitheatre hosts leisure facilities and special events .

Paddington Green

A green space and conservation area in the east of the Paddington district immediately to the north of the Westway and west of Edgware Road . It includes St Mary on St Mary’s Green Church . The PADDington Green campus of the City of Westminster College is adjacent to the Green .

Paddington geography / climate

The district is centred around Paddington railway station. The conventional recognised boundary of the district is much smaller than the longstanding pre-mid-19th century parish. That parish was virtually equal to the borough abolished in 1965.

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2731 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Best Paddington places to visit

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Paddington has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Paddington’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Paddington’s information audio spots:

Kronenburgerpark The Kronenburgerpark is a park in the center of Nijmegen . It is close to the Central Railway Station and the Lange Hezelstraat . It touches the Parkweg are the remains of the medieval walls with the Kruittoren (powder tower)

Great Pilgrimage The Great Pilgrimage of 1913 was a march in Britain by suffragists campaigning non-violently for women’s suffrage, organised by the National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies (NUWSS). Women marched to London from all around England and Wales and 50,000 attended a rally in Hyde Park.

Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Walk The Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Walk is a 7-mile (11 km) long circular walking trail in central London, England, dedicated to the memory of Diana, Princess of Wales.

Royal Parks Half Marathon The Royal Parks Half Marathon, first held in 2008, takes place each October, starting and finishing in Hyde Park. It is the only half marathon that travels through central London and four of the Royal Parks and is one of London’s largest half marathons, with over 16,000 participants.

Great Exhibition The Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations, also known as the Great Exhibition or the Crystal Palace Exhibition (in reference to the temporary structure in which it was held), was an international exhibition which took place in Hyde Park, London, from 1 May to 15 October 1851. It was the first in a series of World’s Fairs, exhibitions of culture and industry that became popular in the 19th century. The event was organised by Henry Cole and by Prince Albert, husband of the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom, Queen Victoria. Famous people of the time attended the Great Exhibition, including Charles Darwin, Karl Marx, Michael Faraday (who assisted with the planning and judging of exhibits), Samuel Colt, members of the Orléanist Royal Family and the writers Charlotte Brontë, Charles Dickens, Lewis Carroll, George Eliot, Alfred Tennyson and William Makepeace Thackeray. The opening music, under the superintendence of William Sterndale Bennett, was directed by Sir George Smart. The world’s first soft drink, Schweppes, was the official sponsor of the event.

Japanese Village, Knightsbridge The Japanese Village in Knightsbridge, London, was a late Victorian era exhibition of Japanese culture located in Humphreys’ Hall, which took place from January 1885 until June 1887. The exhibition employed around 100 Japanese men and women in a setting built to resemble a traditional Japanese village.

Bowater House Bowater House was a 17-floor office block at 68 Knightsbridge in London SW1, completed in 1958. The building occupied a site between Knightsbridge and South Carriage Road, at the southern edge of Hyde Park. It was demolished in 2006 and redeveloped by Candy & Candy to create One Hyde Park.

Knightsbridge Knightsbridge is a residential and retail district in central London, south of Hyde Park. It is identified in the London Plan as one of two international retail centres in London, alongside the West End.

Bulgari Hotel and Residences The Bulgari Hotel and Residences is a luxury hotel in Knightsbridge, London. When it opened in 2012, it was the most expensive hotel in London.

Royal Cornwall Yacht Club Situated on the waterfront setting of the Greenbank area in Falmouth, the Royal Cornwall Yacht Club (RCYC) was formed in 1871, and is the 15th oldest “Royal” yacht club in England.

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