Paddington Collection (page 4)

Train at Paddington Station
Train at the platform in Paddington Station, London August 1934

Paddington Platforms
View of the platforms, with goods as well as passenger trains. Date: 1901

Ashford Schools, Surrey
Located on Woodthorpe Road, at Ashford, near Staines, Surrey, and opened in 1872 as the West London District School, it provided accommodation away from the workhouse for pauper children from

Six Great Western Railway tickets
Six tickets issued by the Great Western Railway (GWR) in 1864 and 1865. Stations mentioned include Swindon, Wolverhampton, Oxford and London

Railway Cart Overturned - London Strike
A Railway Cart, overturned outside Paddington Station whilst conveying goods of the Keevil Ham Company to their warehouse, during a Strike in London, August 10th, 1911

Paddington Green
A pond, a farm cart, a donkey - this is Paddington Green in the mid-18th century

Paddington Canal
The canal at Paddington in the early 19th century

Prince of Wales on Alexandra Rose Day
Edward, Prince of Wales, later King Edward VIII and Duke of Windsor, good-humouredly catching a bouquet as he drives in a carriage during Alexandra Rose Day, 1922

London Birdseye 16
Bird s-eye view of London at the end of the 19th century : Euston Road and Marylebone Road, Kings Cross to Paddington

Steam Bus London
Steam omnibus at Paddington, London

Laying the foundation stone at St Marys Hospital
A sketch of Prince Albert laying the foundation stone at the Paddington site of St Marys Hospital. The site was a short distance from the terminus of the Great Western Railway

Two drivers in the cab of the Saint Bartholomew
Development of high speed railway travel; two drivers in the cab of the Saint Bartholomew. On its initial run the locomotive arrived into Paddington three minutes early

Police Officer in London
Police officer walking the beat on Praed Street in front of Paddington Station, London. Metropolitan Police

Metropolitan railway works at Westminster
The Metropolitan District Railway works at Westminster. The extension of the worlds first underground railway, joining up Westminster and South Kensington to Paddington

Plan of the Metropolitan Railway
The initial plan for the Metropolitan Railway. The railway begins opposite the Great Western Railway Hotel at Paddington, passing through Kings Cross on to Farringdon

Summertime Special Train
Full steam ahead: The No. 5073 steam locomotive, at speed, near Reading, heading to Paddington railway station, London, with the Summer Special

Enterprise Steam Omnibus
The Enterprise Steam Omnibus, built by Walter Hancock of Stratford for the London & Paddington Steam Carriage Company, which began running on 22 April 1833

Paddington Passengers
Passengers boarding and alighting from a train at Platform 1 of Paddington Station, London

Paddington Luggage Shop
Suitcases and trunks piled high outside a luggage shop in Paddington, London

Sifting Dust, Paddington
Sifting dust beside the canal, Paddington : dustmen hope to make their living from what they find among the rubbish

Cheltenham Flyer 1935
The driver of the Cheltenham Flyer oils its wheels. It was one of the fastest trains of the day covering the 77 miles between Swindon and Paddington in 65 minutes

Paddington Railway Station exterior

Gt Western Hotel 1880
The Great Western Hotel, Paddington (architect P. Hardwick)

Regents Canal / Paddingto
Junction of the Regents Canal at Paddington

England / London / Bank
street traffic includes a coach for Oxford Street and Bayswater, and a carriers wagon for Paddington

Paddington Station. Life at a railway station - passengers of every kind board (or are prevented from boarding) a train bound for the West Country

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