Praed Street, W2

Praed Street was named after William Praed, chairman of the company which built the canal basin which lies just to its north.

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Praed Street was laid out in 1828 being built up from the Edgware Road end. Leases for the first houses were granted in 1826.

There were already shops in Praed Street before it came to form the chief approach to Paddington station. The original station opened on 4 June 1838 on a site to the west of what is now Bishop’s Bridge Road. It was not until May 1854 that the station was fully operational in its current location.

St Mary’s Hospital was founded in 1845 on Praed Street as a voluntary hospital for ’the deserving sick poor’ and opened the Medical School in 1854. Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin there.

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NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE

Bishop’s Bridge Bishop’s Bridge, sometimes known as Paddington Bridge, is a road bridge which carries Bishop’s Bridge Road across the rail approaches to Paddington station

Bishop’s Bridge

Edgware Road Edgware Road station was a station on the world’s first underground railway.

Edgware Road

Fountains Abbey The Fountains Abbey was opened in 1824 and quickly became a popular meeting place for locals.

Fountains Abbey

Paddington The first underground railway station in the world ran from Paddington on 10 January 1863 as the terminus of the Metropolitan Railway’s route from Farringdon.

Paddington

Paddington Green Children’s Hospital The Paddington Green Children’s Hospital opened in August 1883.

Paddington Green Children’s Hospital

St George’s Fields St George’s Fields are a former burial ground of St George’s, Hanover Square, lying between Connaught Street and Bayswater Road.

St George’s Fields

St Mary’s Hospital, London St Mary’s Hospital is a hospital in Paddington, founded in 1845.

St Mary’s Hospital, London

Yorkshire Stingo The Yorkshire Stingo was a pub in Marylebone between the 17th to 20th centuries, notable as the terminus for the first bus in London.

Yorkshire Stingo

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102474, W2 Norfolk Square is a street in Paddington (Paddington)

102474, W2

Albion Street, W2 Albion Street was laid out over the Pightle field in the late 1820s (Paddington)

Albion Street, W2

Alleyn Court, W2 Alleyn Court is a block on Alleyn Court (Paddington)

Alleyn Court, W2

Archery Close, W2 Archery Close is a street in Paddington (Paddington)

Archery Close, W2

Balmoral Apartments, W2 Balmoral Apartments is a building on Praed Street (Edgware Road)

Balmoral Apartments, W2

Bathurst Mews, W2 Bathurst Mews is a street in Paddington (Paddington)

Bathurst Mews, W2

Belvedere Strand, W2 Belvedere Strand is a road in the NW9 postcode area (Paddington)

Belvedere Strand, W2

Bouverie Place, W2 Bouverie Place is a street in Paddington (Paddington)

Bouverie Place, W2

Bradbury House, NW1 Bradbury House can be found on Cosway Street (Marylebone)

Bradbury House, NW1

Brendon Street, W1H Brendon Street is one of the streets of London in the W1H postal area (Marylebone)

Brendon Street, W1H

Burwood Place, W2 Burwood Place is a street in Paddington (Paddington)

Burwood Place, W2

Cabbell Street, NW1 Cabbell Street is a street in Camden Town (Edgware Road)

Cabbell Street, NW1

Cambridge Court, W2 Cambridge Court is a block on Edgware Road (Edgware Road)

Cambridge Court, W2

Cambridge Square, W2 Cambridge Square is a road in the W2 postcode area (Paddington)

Cambridge Square, W2

Canalside Walk, W2 Canalside Walk is a location in London (Paddington)

Canalside Walk, W2

Capital House, NW1 Capital House is a block on Chapel Street (Edgware Road)

Capital House, NW1

Capital House, W2 Capital House is located on Craven Road (Paddington)

Capital House, W2

Cato Street, W1H Cato Street is one of the streets of London in the W1H postal area (Marylebone)

Cato Street, W1H

Chapel Street, NW1 Chapel Street is a street in Camden Town (Edgware Road)

Chapel Street, NW1

Chelwood House, W2 Chelwood House is a block on Gloucester Square (Paddington)

Chelwood House, W2

Chilworth Mews, W2 Chilworth Mews is a road in the W2 postcode area (Paddington)

Chilworth Mews, W2

Chilworth Street, W2 Chilworth Street, originally called Charles Street, is an east-west street in W2 (Paddington)

Chilworth Street, W2

Clarendon House, W2 Clarendon House is a block on Strathearn Place (Paddington)

Clarendon House, W2

Clifton Place, W2 Clifton Place is a road in the W2 postcode area (Paddington)

Clifton Place, W2

Conduit Mews, W2 Conduit Mews is a street in Paddington (Paddington)

Conduit Mews, W2

Conduit Passage, W2 Conduit Passage is a street in Paddington (Paddington)

Conduit Passage, W2

Conduit Place, W2 Conduit Place is a street in Paddington (Paddington)

Conduit Place, W2

Connaught Close, W2 Connaught Close is a cul-de-sac off Connaught Street (Paddington)

Connaught Close, W2

Connaught Street, W2 Connaught Street along with Kendal Street was a shopping area of the Victorian and Edwardian period (Paddington)

Connaught Street, W2

Corlett Street, NW1 Corlett Street is a road in the NW1 postcode area (Edgware Road)

Corlett Street, NW1

Craven Court, W2 Craven Court is a block on Craven Road

Craven Court, W2

Craven Road, W2 The Earl of Craven owned the land on which the road was later built (Paddington)

Craven Road, W2

Crawford Place, W1H Crawford Place is one of the streets of London in the W1H postal area (Marylebone)

Crawford Place, W1H

Davidson House, NW1 Davidson House can be found on Daventry Street (Marylebone)

Davidson House, NW1

Devonshire Court, W2 Devonshire Court is a building on Gloucester Terrace (Paddington)

Devonshire Court, W2

Devonshire Terrace, W2 Devonshire Terrace is a street in Paddington

Devonshire Terrace, W2

Diamond House, W2 Diamond House is a block on Praed Street (Paddington)

Diamond House, W2

Dudley Street, W2 Dudley Street is a road in the W2 postcode area (Paddington)

Dudley Street, W2

Eastbourne Mews, W2 Eastbourne Mews is a road in the W2 postcode area (Paddington)

Eastbourne Mews, W2

Eastbourne Terrace, W2 Eastbourne Terrace is a street in Paddington (Paddington)

Eastbourne Terrace, W2

Edgware Road, W2 Edgware Road is part of one of London’s oldest roads (Edgware Road)

Edgware Road, W2

Edna House, W2 Edna House is a building on Norfolk Square (Paddington)

Edna House, W2

Forset Court, W2 Forset Court is a block on Edgware Road (Edgware Road)

Forset Court, W2

Forset Street, W1H Forset Street was named after Edward Forset (or Forsett), surveyor (Edgware Road)

Forset Street, W1H

Gloucester Mews, W2 Gloucester Mews is a street in Paddington (Paddington)

Gloucester Mews, W2

Gloucester Square, W2 Gloucester Square is a road in the W2 postcode area (Paddington)

Gloucester Square, W2

Griffith House, W1H Griffith House is a block on Old Marylebone Road (Marylebone)

Griffith House, W1H

Harbet Road, W2 Harbet Road is a street in Paddington (Edgware Road)

Harbet Road, W2

Harcourt Street, W1H Harcourt Street is one of the streets of London in the W1H postal area (Marylebone)

Harcourt Street, W1H

Hermitage Street, W2 Hermitage Street is a road in the W2 postcode area (Paddington)

Hermitage Street, W2

Homer Row, W1H Homer Row is one of the streets of London in the W1H postal area (Marylebone)

Homer Row, W1H

Homer Street, W1H Homer Street is one of the streets of London in the W1H postal area (Marylebone)

Homer Street, W1H

Howards Way, W2 Howards Way is a road in the W2 postcode area (Paddington)

Howards Way, W2

Hunstanton House, NW1 Hunstanton House is a block on Marylebone Road (Marylebone)

Hunstanton House, NW1

Hyde Park Crescent, W2 Hyde Park Crescent was rebuilt in the 1960s around the parish church of St John the Evangelist, designed by Charles Fowler in 1832. (Paddington)

Hyde Park Crescent, W2

Hyde Park Square, W2 Hyde Park Square was part of ’Tyburnia’ - planned in 1827 by Samuel Pepys Cockerell for the Bishop of London’s Estate (Paddington)

Hyde Park Square, W2

Hyde Park Street, W2 Hyde Park Street leads north from the Bayswater Road (Paddington)

Hyde Park Street, W2

Joe Strummer Subway, W2 Joe Strummer Subway is a road in the W2 postcode area (Edgware Road)

Joe Strummer Subway, W2

John Aird Court, W2 John Aird Court can be found on John Aird Court (Little Venice)

John Aird Court, W2

Junction Mews, W2 Junction Mews is a street in Paddington (Paddington)

Junction Mews, W2

Junction Place, W2 Junction Place is a road in the W2 postcode area (Paddington)

Junction Place, W2

Kendal Street, W2 Kendal Street is a street in Paddington (Paddington)

Kendal Street, W2

Leo Court, W2 Leo Court is a block on St Mary’s Terrace (Little Venice)

Leo Court, W2

Lisson Street, NW1 Lisson Street is a street in Camden Town (Marylebone)

Lisson Street, NW1

London Mews, W2 London Mews is a street in Paddington (Paddington)

London Mews, W2

London Street, W2 London Street is a street in Paddington (Paddington)

London Street, W2

Macmillan House, W2 Residential block (Paddington)

Macmillan House, W2

Mara House, W2 Mara House is located on Sussex Gardens (Paddington)

Mara House, W2

Marshall Building, W2 Marshall Building can be found on Hermitage Street (Paddington)

Marshall Building, W2

Marylebone Flyover, NW1 Marylebone Flyover is a road in the NW1 postcode area (Edgware Road)

Marylebone Flyover, NW1

Marylebone Flyover, W2 Marylebone Flyover is a road in the W2 postcode area (Paddington)

Marylebone Flyover, W2

Merchant Square, W2 Merchant Square is a road in the W2 postcode area (Paddington)

Merchant Square, W2

Mimet House, W2 Mimet House is a block on Praed Street (Edgware Road)

Mimet House, W2

Molyneux Street, W1H Molyneux Street is one of the streets of London in the W1H postal area (Marylebone)

Molyneux Street, W1H

Montgomery House, W2 Montgomery House is a block on Harrow Road (Paddington)

Montgomery House, W2

Munkenbeck Building, W2 Munkenbeck Building is a block on Hermitage Street (Paddington)

Munkenbeck Building, W2

Newcastle Mews, W2 Newcastle Mews lay off the Edgware Road (Edgware Road)

Newcastle Mews, W2

Newcastle Place, W2 Newcastle Place is a location in London (Edgware Road)

Newcastle Place, W2

Norfolk Crescent, W2 Norfolk Crescent is a street in Paddington (Paddington)

Norfolk Crescent, W2

Norfolk Place, W2 Norfolk Place is a street in Paddington (Paddington)

Norfolk Place, W2

North Wharf Road, W2 North Wharf Road is a street in Paddington (Paddington)

North Wharf Road, W2

Old Marylebone Road, W1H Old Marylebone Road is a previous alignment of the New Road, superseded by the Marylebone Flyover (Marylebone)

Old Marylebone Road, W1H

Oxford Square, W2 Oxford Square is a road in the W2 postcode area (Paddington)

Oxford Square, W2

Paddington Green, W2 Paddington Green is a surviving fragment of the original rural fabric of the area (Little Venice)

Paddington Green, W2

Park Steps, W2 Park Steps is a street in Paddington (Edgware Road)

Park Steps, W2

Park West Place, W2 Park West Place is a street in Paddington (Edgware Road)

Park West Place, W2

Park West, W2 Park West is a street in Paddington (Paddington)

Park West, W2

Penfold Place, NW1 Penfold Place is a road in the NW1 postcode area (Edgware Road)

Penfold Place, NW1

Peninsula Apartments, W2 Peninsula Apartments is a block on Praed Street (Paddington)

Peninsula Apartments, W2

Porchester Place, W2 Porchester Place is a street in Paddington (Paddington)

Porchester Place, W2

Porteus Road, W2 Porteus Road is a road in the W2 postcode area (Little Venice)

Porteus Road, W2

Portsea Mews, W2 Portsea Mews is a street in Paddington (Edgware Road)

Portsea Mews, W2

Praed Mews, W2 Praed Mews is a street in Paddington (Paddington)

Praed Mews, W2

Praed Street, W2 Praed Street was named after William Praed, chairman of the company which built the canal basin which lies just to its north (Paddington)

Praed Street, W2

Princess Louise Close, W2 Princess Louise Close is a street in Paddington (Edgware Road)

Princess Louise Close, W2

Quadrangle, W2 Quadrangle is a block on Sussex Gardens (Paddington)

Quadrangle, W2

Radnor Lodge, W2 Radnor Lodge is a street in Paddington (Paddington)

Radnor Lodge, W2

Radnor Mews, W2 Radnor Mews is a road in the W2 postcode area (Paddington)

Radnor Mews, W2

Radnor Place, W2 Radnor Place is a road in the W2 postcode area (Paddington)

Radnor Place, W2

Rainsford Street, W2 Rainsford Street is the successor to the longer Cambridge Mews and incorporated York Row in 1931 (Paddington)

Rainsford Street, W2

Rosewood Walk, W2 Rosewood Walk is a location in London (Paddington)

Rosewood Walk, W2

Sale Place, W2 Sale Place is a street in Paddington (Paddington)

Sale Place, W2

Sheldon Square, W2 Sheldon Square is a street in Paddington (Paddington)

Sheldon Square, W2

Sinclair Court, W2 Sinclair Court is a block on St Michael’s Street (Edgware Road)

Sinclair Court, W2

Sitia House, W2 Sitia House is a block on Devonshire Terrace

Sitia House, W2

Smallbrook Mews, W2 Smallbrook Mews is a road in the W2 postcode area

Smallbrook Mews, W2

South Wharf Road, W2 South Wharf Road is a street in Paddington (Paddington)

South Wharf Road, W2

Southwick Mews, W2 Southwick Mews leads off Southwick Street (Paddington)

Southwick Mews, W2

Southwick Place, W2 Southwick Place leads southwest from Hyde Park Crescent (Paddington)

Southwick Place, W2

Southwick Street, W2 Southwick Street is a street in Paddington (Paddington)

Southwick Street, W2

Spring Street, W2 Spring Street is a street in Paddington (Paddington)

Spring Street, W2

St James’s Court, W2 St James’s Court is a block on Gloucester Terrace

St James’s Court, W2

St Mary’s Square, W2 Saint Mary’s Square is a square in the W2 postcode area (Little Venice)

St Mary’s Square, W2

St Mellons House, W2 St Mellons House is a building on Sussex Place (Paddington)

St Mellons House, W2

St Michael’s Street, W2 Saint Michael’s Street is a road in the W2 postcode area (Paddington)

St Michael’s Street, W2

Star Street, W2 Star Street is a street in Paddington (Paddington)

Star Street, W2

Strathearn Place, W2 Strathearn Place is a street in Paddington (Paddington)

Strathearn Place, W2

Sussex Court, W2 Sussex Court is a building on Spring Street (Paddington)

Sussex Court, W2

Sussex Gardens, W2 Sussex Gardens is a street in Paddington (Paddington)

Sussex Gardens, W2

Sussex Place, W2 Sussex Place is a street in Paddington (Paddington)

Sussex Place, W2

Swinton House, W2 Swinton House is a block on Gloucester Terrace

Swinton House, W2

Talbot Square, W2 Talbot Square was laid out in 1842 on the site of the former Lower Reservoir of the Grand Junction Canal Company (Paddington)

Talbot Square, W2

The Quadrangle Tower, W2 The Quadrangle Tower can be found on Cambridge Square (Paddington)

The Quadrangle Tower, W2

The Water Gardens, W2 The Water Gardens is a block in front of an open space of the same name (Paddington)

The Water Gardens, W2

Tournament House, W2 Tournament House is a block on Praed Street (Paddington)

Tournament House, W2

Transept Street, NW1 Transept Street is a street in Camden Town (Edgware Road)

Transept Street, NW1

Upbrook Mews, W2 Upbrook Mews is built on top of the former Westbourne River (Paddington)

Upbrook Mews, W2

Varsity Court, W1H Varsity Court is located on Homer Street (Marylebone)

Varsity Court, W1H

Wallace Court, NW1 Wallace Court is a block on Old Marylebone Road (Edgware Road)

Wallace Court, NW1

Waterside House, W2 Waterside House is sited on North Wharf Road (Paddington)

Waterside House, W2

Westbourne Terrace, W2 Westbourne Terrace was an idea of George Gutch the builder (Paddington)

Westbourne Terrace, W2

Westcliffe Apartments, W2 Westcliffe Apartments is located on South Wharf Road (Paddington)

Westcliffe Apartments, W2

Westminster Magistrates’ Court, NW1 Westminster Magistrates’ Court is a block on Marylebone Ro (Marylebone)

Westminster Magistrates’ Court, NW1

Wilson House, W2 Wilson House is a block (Paddington)

Wilson House, W2

Winchester House, W2 Winchester House can be found on Edgware Road (Marylebone)

Winchester House, W2

Winsland Street, W2 Winsland Street is a road in the W2 postcode area (Paddington)

Winsland Street, W2

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