Metropolitan Borough of Paddington

The Metropolitan Borough of Paddington was a former Metropolitan Borough of the London County Council.

Its area covered that part of the current City of Westminster west of Edgware Road and Maida Vale, and north of Bayswater Road. Places in the borough included Paddington, Westbourne Green, Bayswater, Maida Hill, West Kilburn, Maida Vale. To the south it bordered the Metropolitan Borough of Westminster, to the east, the Metropolitan Borough of St Marylebone.

The borough was abolished on 1 April 1965 by the London Government Act 1963 and its former area merged with that of the Metropolitan Borough of Westminster and the Metropolitan Borough of St Marylebone to form the present-day City of Westminster.

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CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE LOCALITY

Admin Paddington Added: 26 Aug 2022 12:44 GMT	The world’s first underground train The very first underground train left Paddington on the new Metropolitan Railway bound for Farringdon Street. Reply
Brenda Jackson Granville Road, NW6 Added: 13 Aug 2017 21:39 GMT	83 Pembroke Road My Gt Gt grandparents lived at 83 Pembroke Road before it became Granville Road, They were married in 1874, John Tarrant and Maryann Tarrant nee Williamson. Her brother George Samuel Williamson lived at 95 Pembroke Road with his wife Emily and children in the 1881 Census Apparently the extended family also lived for many years in Alpha Place, Canterbury Road, Peel Road, Reply
The Underground Map Kilburn Park Added: 8 Mar 2021 14:30 GMT	Kilburn Park - opened 1915 Kilburn Park station was opened at the height of the First World War Reply
PETER FAIRCLOUGH Brindley Street, W2 Added: 10 May 2021 14:46 GMT	We once lived here My family resided at number 53 Brindley Street Paddington. My grandparents George and Elizabeth Jenkinson (ne Fowler) had four children with my Mother Olive Fairclough (ne Jenkinson) being born in the house on 30/09/1935. She died on 29/04/2021 aged 85 being the last surviving of the four siblings Reply
Robert Burns Abourne Street, W9 Added: 5 Jan 2023 17:46 GMT	1 Abourne Street My mother, and my Aunt and my Aunt’s family lived at number 1 Abourne Street. I remember visitingn my aunt Win Housego, and the Housego family there. If I remember correctly virtually opposite number 1, onthe corner was the Lord Amberley pub. Reply
The Underground Map Kilburn Park Added: 8 Mar 2021 14:49 GMT	A bit of a lift.... Kilburn Park was the first station to be designed around escalators, rather than lifts. Reply
Fumblina Red Lion Added: 26 Dec 2022 18:59 GMT	Detailed history of Red Lion I’m not the author but this blog by Dick Weindling and Marianne Colloms has loads of really clear information about the history of the Red Lion which people might appreciate. Source: ‘Professor Morris’ and the Red Lion, Kilburn Reply

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Scott Hatton Savile Row, W1S Added: 30 Jan 2023 11:28 GMT	The Beatles on a London rooftop The Beatles’ rooftop concert took place on the rooftop of the Apple Corps building in London. It was their final public performance as a band and was unannounced, attracting a crowd of onlookers. The concert lasted for 42 minutes and included nine songs. The concert is remembered as a seminal moment in the history of rock music and remains one of the most famous rock performances of all time. Reply
Michael Upham Bala Place, SE16 Added: 16 Jan 2023 21:16 GMT	Bala Place, SE16 My grandfather was born at 2 Bala Place. Reply
Nant Street, E2 Added: 15 Jan 2023 09:49 GMT	The Bombing of Nant Street WW2 My uncle with his young son and baby daughter were killed in the bombing of Nant Street in WW2. His wife had gone to be with her mother whilst the bombing of the area was taking place, and so survived. Cannot imagine how she felt when she returned to see her home flattened and to be told of the death of her husband and children. Reply
Brian J MacIntyre Dolphin Square Added: 8 Jan 2023 17:27 GMT	Malcolm Davey at Raleigh House, Dolphin Square My former partner, actor Malcolm Davey, lived at Raleigh House, Dolphin Square, for many years until his death. He was a wonderful human being and an even better friend. A somewhat underrated actor, but loved by many, including myself. I miss you terribly, Malcolm. Here’s to you and to History, our favourite subject. Love Always - Brian J MacIntyre Minnesota, USA Reply
Robert Burns Abourne Street, W9 Added: 5 Jan 2023 17:46 GMT	1 Abourne Street My mother, and my Aunt and my Aunt’s family lived at number 1 Abourne Street. I remember visitingn my aunt Win Housego, and the Housego family there. If I remember correctly virtually opposite number 1, onthe corner was the Lord Amberley pub. Reply
Southam Street, W10 Added: 30 Dec 2022 21:41 GMT	Southam Street, W10 do any one remember J&A DEMOLITON at harrow rd kensal green my dad work for them in a aec 6 wheel tipper got a photo of him in it Reply
BG Lancing Street, NW1 Added: 20 Dec 2022 02:58 GMT	Lancing Street, NW1 LANCING STREET Reply
Why Agate Close, E16 Added: 19 Dec 2022 20:09 GMT	Tempest I don’t know Reply

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

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

Red Lion Bridge Harrow Road once spanned the River Westbourne at this point.

Red Lion Bridge

River Westbourne The Westbourne is one of the lost rivers of London.

River Westbourne

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

St Mary’s Hospital, London

NEARBY STREETS

Africa House, W2 Africa House is a block on Blomfield Villas.

Africa House, W2

Alleyn Court, W2 Alleyn Court is a block on Alleyn Court.

Alleyn Court, W2

Bathurst Mews, W2 Bathurst Mews is a street in Paddington.

Bathurst Mews, W2

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

Belvedere Strand, W2

Bishop’s Bridge Road, W2 Bishop’s Bridge Road, now a main thoroughfare, began life as a footpath.

Bishop’s Bridge Road, W2

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

Blomfield Mews, W2

Blomfield Villas, W2 Blomfield Villas is a road in the W2 postcode area

Blomfield Villas, W2

Brecon House, W2 Brecon House is a block on Cleveland Terrace.

Brecon House, W2

Brewers Court, W2 Brewers’ Court was finished in 1976.

Brewers Court, W2

Bridgewater House, W2 Bridgewater House is a building on Cleveland Terrace.

Bridgewater House, W2

Brunel House, W2 Brunel House is a block on Westbourne Terrace.

Brunel House, W2

Caernarvon House, W2 The 1955-built Caernarvon House is on the Hallfield Estate.

Caernarvon House, W2

Canalside Walk, W2 Canalside Walk is a location in London.

Canalside Walk, W2

Capital House, W2 Capital House is located on Craven Road.

Capital House, W2

Cervantes Court, W2 Cervantes Court is sited on Inverness Terrace.

Cervantes Court, W2

Chichester Road, W2 Chichester Road is a road in the W2 postcode area

Chichester Road, W2

Chilworth Court, W2 Chilworth Court is a block on Gloucester Terrace.

Chilworth Court, W2

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

Chilworth Mews, W2

Chilworth Street, W2 Chilworth Street, originally called Charles Street, is an east-west street in W2.

Chilworth Street, W2

Cleveland Court, W2 Cleveland Court is a block on Leinster Gardens.

Cleveland Court, W2

Cleveland Gardens, W2 Cleveland Gardens is a short stretch of road behind Cleveland Square.

Cleveland Gardens, W2

Cleveland Square, W2 Cleveland Square is a notable square in Paddington.

Cleveland Square, W2

Cleveland Terrace, W2 Cleveland Terrace is a street in Paddington.

Cleveland Terrace, W2

Clifton Place, W2 Clifton Place is a road in the W2 postcode area

Clifton Place, W2

Cloucester Mews West, W2 Cloucester Mews West is a road in the W2 postcode area

Cloucester Mews West, W2

Conduit Mews, W2 Conduit Mews is a street in Paddington.

Conduit Mews, W2

Conduit Passage, W2 Conduit Passage is a street in Paddington.

Conduit Passage, W2

Conduit Place, W2 Conduit Place is a street in Paddington.

Conduit Place, W2

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.

Craven Road, W2

Devonshire Court, W2 Devonshire Court is a building on Gloucester Terrace.

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.

Diamond House, W2

Dudley Street, W2 Dudley Street is a road in the W2 postcode area

Dudley Street, W2

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

Eastbourne Mews, W2

Eastbourne Terrace, W2 Eastbourne Terrace is a street in Paddington.

Eastbourne Terrace, W2

Edna House, W2 Edna House is a building on Norfolk Square.

Edna House, W2

Enterprise House, W2 Enterprise House is located on Westbourne Terrace.

Enterprise House, W2

Gloucester Gardens, W2 Gloucester Gardens is a road in the W2 postcode area

Gloucester Gardens, W2

Gloucester Mews, W2 Gloucester Mews is a street in Paddington.

Gloucester Mews, W2

Gloucester Terrace, W2 Gloucester Terrace is an 1850s development.

Gloucester Terrace, W2

Harrow Road, W2 Harrow Road is one of the main arterial roads of London, leading northwest out of the capital.

Harrow Road, W2

Hermitage Street, W2 Hermitage Street is a road in the W2 postcode area

Hermitage Street, W2

Holy Trinity House, W2 Holy Trinity House is a building on Orsett Terrace.

Holy Trinity House, W2

Howards Way, W2 Howards Way is a road in the W2 postcode area

Howards Way, W2

Hurlingham House, W2 Hurlingham House is sited on Westbourne Terrace Road.

Hurlingham House, W2

Inver Court, W2 Inver Court can be found on Inver Court.

Inver Court, W2

John Aird Court, W2 John Aird Court can be found on John Aird Court.

John Aird Court, W2

Kingdom Street, W2 Kingdom Street is a road in the W2 postcode area

Kingdom Street, W2

Leinster Gardens, W2 Leinster Gardens began its life in the early 1840s.

Leinster Gardens, W2

Leo Court, W2 Leo Court is a block on St Mary’s Terrace.

Leo Court, W2

London Mews, W2 London Mews is a street in Paddington.

London Mews, W2

London Street, W2 London Street is a street in Paddington.

London Street, W2

Macmillan House, W2 Residential block

Macmillan House, W2

Mara House, W2 Mara House is located on Sussex Gardens.

Mara House, W2

Marshall Building, W2 Marshall Building can be found on Hermitage Street.

Marshall Building, W2

Marylebone Flyover, W2 Marylebone Flyover is a road in the W2 postcode area

Marylebone Flyover, W2

Merchant Square, W2 Merchant Square is a road in the W2 postcode area

Merchant Square, W2

Montgomery House, W2 Montgomery House is a block on Harrow Road.

Montgomery House, W2

Munkenbeck Building, W2 Munkenbeck Building is a block on Hermitage Street.

Munkenbeck Building, W2

Newcastle Mews, W2 Newcastle Mews lay off the Edgware Road.

Newcastle Mews, W2

Newcastle Place, W2 Newcastle Place is a location in London.

Newcastle Place, W2

Norfolk Place, W2 Norfolk Place is a street in Paddington.

Norfolk Place, W2

Norfolk Square, W2 Norfolk Square is a street in Paddington.

Norfolk Square, W2

North Wharf Road, W2 North Wharf Road is a street in Paddington.

North Wharf Road, W2

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

Orsett Mews, W2

Orsett Terrace, W2 Orsett Terrace combined with Orsett Place to form one street in Paddington.

Orsett Terrace, W2

Paddington Green, W2 Paddington Green is a surviving fragment of the original rural fabric of the area.

Paddington Green, W2

Pembroke House, W2 Residential block

Pembroke House, W2

Porchester Gardens Mews, W2 Porchester Gardens Mews is a road in the W2 postcode area

Porchester Gardens Mews, W2

Porchester Gardens, W2 Porchester Gardens is a street in Paddington.

Porchester Gardens, W2

Porchester Square, W2 Begun in 1850 and completed between 1855 and 1858, Porchester Square was one of the last areas of Bayswater to be built.

Porchester Square, W2

Porchester Terrace North, W2 Porchester Terrace North is a road in the W2 postcode area

Porchester Terrace North, W2

Porteus Road, W2 Porteus Road is a road in the W2 postcode area

Porteus Road, W2

Praed Mews, W2 Praed Mews is a street in 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.

Praed Street, W2

Princess Louise Close, W2 Princess Louise Close is a street in Paddington.

Princess Louise Close, W2

Queen’s Gardens, W2 This is a street in the W2 postcode area

Queen’s Gardens, W2

Queens Gardens, W2 Queens Gardens is a street in Paddington.

Queens Gardens, W2

Radnor Lodge, W2 Radnor Lodge is a street in Paddington.

Radnor Lodge, W2

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

Radnor Mews, W2

Ranelagh Bridge, W2 Ranelagh Bridge is a road in the W2 postcode area

Ranelagh Bridge, W2

Rosewood Walk, W2 Rosewood Walk is a location in London.

Rosewood Walk, W2

Sheldon Square, W2 Sheldon Square is a street in Paddington.

Sheldon Square, 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.

South Wharf Road, W2

Spring Street, W2 Spring Street is a street in Paddington.

Spring Street, W2

St Marys Terrace, W2 St Marys Terrace is a street in Paddington.

St Marys Terrace, W2

St Mary’s Square, W2 Saint Mary’s Square is a square in the W2 postcode area

St Mary’s Square, W2

Sussex Gardens, W2 Sussex Gardens is a street in Paddington.

Sussex Gardens, W2

Sussex Place, W2 Sussex Place is a street in Paddington.

Sussex Place, 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.

Talbot Square, W2

The Colonnades, W2 The Colonnades is in Porchester Square.

The Colonnades, W2

Upbrook Mews, W2 Upbrook Mews is built on top of the former Westbourne River.

Upbrook Mews, W2

Warwick Avenue, W2 Warwick Avenue is split between the W2 and W9 postcodes.

Warwick Avenue, W2

Warwick Crescent, W2 Warwick Crescent lies along a southern edge of the Little Venice Pool.

Warwick Crescent, W2

Westbourne Court, W2 Westbourne Court stood at the corner of Orsett Terrace and Westbourne Terrace by 1938.

Westbourne Court, W2

Westbourne Terrace Mews, W2 Westbourne Terrace Mews is a road in the W2 postcode area

Westbourne Terrace Mews, W2

Westbourne Terrace Road, W2 Westbourne Terrace Road is a street in Paddington.

Westbourne Terrace Road, W2

Westbourne Terrace, W2 Westbourne Terrace was an idea of George Gutch the builder.

Westbourne Terrace, W2

Westway, W2 At its opening, Westway was the largest continuous concrete structure in Britain.

Westway, W2

Winsland Street, W2 Winsland Street is a road in the W2 postcode area

Winsland Street, W2

NEARBY PUBS

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

Fountains Abbey

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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.

The first Metropolitan station opened as Paddington (Bishop’s Road) but Paddington station, designed by the celebrated engineer, Isambard Kingdom Brunel had long been the London end of the Great Western Railway.

Paddington had been an important town west of London before it was engulfed by the metropolis. It was first a medieval parish, then a metropolitan borough and finally integrated with Westminster and Greater London in 1965. Also found in Paddington are St Mary’s Hospital (where penicillin was first discovered) and the former Paddington Green Police Station - once the most important high-security police station in the United Kingdom.

Alan Turing, the pioneer mathematician was born in Warrington Crescent.

Fictionally, Paddington Station has a display case showing Paddington Bear, a character of children’s fiction who, in the book, is first discovered at this station and hence named after it.

Paddington mainline railway station has a commuter service serving stations west of London, a mainline service to Oxford, Bristol, Bath, Taunton, Devon, Cornwall and South Wales. The Elizabeth Line now runs through, inheriting the express rail line to Heathrow Airport.

LOCAL PHOTOS

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This photo from 6 August 1857 shows guests at the wedding at Westbourne Lodge, Paddington (Royal Oak) The wedding was of Florence Augusta Saunders, daughter of Charles Saunders, first general secretary of the Great Western Railway, with the Reverend Frederick Manners Stopford. Isambard Kingdom Brunel was amongst the guests. During the wedding, both Brunel and Saunders were able to experience trains running beside the wedding party along the railway which they had built. TUM image id: 1556886976 Licence:	The 1807 Hyatt map Credit: British Library TUM image id: 1485272957 Licence: CC BY 2.0	The Bayswater Conduit in 1798. TUM image id: 1490459429 Licence: CC BY 2.0	A GWR 4073 Class locomotive waits to depart Paddington Station, adjacent to Brunel’s cast-iron Bishop’s Bridge road bridge, in April 1962. Credit: Wiki Commons/Ben Brooksbank TUM image id: 1611679064 Licence:	The Royal Oak pub in Bayswater gave its name to the nearby station TUM image id: 1621895594 Licence:
Bayswater Road TUM image id: 1552860722 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Bourne Terrace - taken from Torquay Street. On the corner of Bourne Terrace is Saws Ltd at number 264 along with various blocks which no longer exist. Credit: Bernard Selwwyn TUM image id: 1483796732 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Chilworth Street, W2 TUM image id: 1483806751 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Fountains Abbey (2020) TUM image id: 1583775118 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Lord Hills Road at the junction with Senior Street Credit: Historic England TUM image id: 1588433441 Licence:
Sutherland Avenue, W9 TUM image id: 1453139016 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Paddington Public Baths on Queens Road (now Queensway) in 1909. Paddington’s first public baths which were built in 1874 but demolished in 1911 to be replaced by Whiteley’s new building when the store relocated from Westbourne Grove. TUM image id: 1660657538 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Westway construction making its way along the Harrow Road (1960s) TUM image id: 1660664649 Licence: CC BY 2.0	The picture painted to show the opening of canal in 1801 clearly shows the embankment over the Westbourne valley TUM image id: 1483566096 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Amberley Mews - "The Blue Lamp" TUM image id: 1545401678 Licence: CC BY 2.0

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The 1807 Hyatt map
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The Bayswater Conduit in 1798.
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A GWR 4073 Class locomotive waits to depart Paddington Station, adjacent to Brunel’s cast-iron Bishop’s Bridge road bridge, in April 1962.
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Bayswater Road
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Chilworth Street, W2
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Fountains Abbey (2020)
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Westway construction making its way along the Harrow Road (1960s)
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Paddington Fire Station (c.1900)
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