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Street-by-Street: Paddington

Paddington began to flourish in the 1840s following the
construction of Victoria Barracks. A village emerged around
the workers’ cottages and rapid development followed
with the building of rows of narrow Victorian terrace
houses. Hard hit by the Great Depression, the area became
rundown and slum-like. A 1947 plan proposing mass
demolition to build blocks of flats was thwarted by an
influx of postwar European migrants, who found the area 4. Five Ways
This shopping hub was estab lished
convenient and affordable. The 1960s saw the restoration in the late 19th century on the
of homes and gentrification of the bohemian suburb. busy Glenmore roadway trodden
out by bullocks.
G L E N M O R E R O A D G U R N E R S T R E E T

Duxford Street’s terrace houses H E E L E Y S T R E E T W H I T E L A N E S U F F O L K L A N E
in toning pale shades constitute an
ideal of town planning: the Victo rians
preferred houses in a row to have a D U X F O R D S T R E E T S U F F O L K S T R E E T
pleasingly uniform aspect.

B R O U G H T
S T A F F O R D L A N E
O N S T R E E T
E
“Gingerbread” N
houses can be A L
seen in Broughton
and Union streets. S T A F F O R D S T R E E T N
With their steeply O
pitched gables and I N
fretwork barge­ U N I O N S T R E E T U
boards, they are
typical of the rustic
Gothic Picturesque
architectural style.
The London Tavern U N D E R W O O D S T R E E T
opened for business in
1875, making it the
suburb’s oldest pub. W I L L I A M S T R E E T
Like many of the pubs
and delicatessens in
this well­serviced
suburb, it stands at
the end of a row
of terraces.
Key
Suggested route

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