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London Rentals The roof is 213 m (699 ft) long, and a particular feature of the original roof spans is the presence of two transepts connecting the three spans. It is commonly believed that these were provided by Brunel to accommodate traversers to carry coaches between London Rentals the tracks within the station. However, recent research, using early documents and photographs, does not seem to support this belief, and their actual purpose is unknown.[3]

 

 

 


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The London Rentals Great Western Hotel was built on Praed Street in front of the station in 1851-1854 by architect Philip Charles Hardwick, son of Philip Hardwick (designer of the Euston Arch). The station was substantially enlarged in 1906-1915 and a fourth span of 33 m (109 ft) was added on the north side, parallel to the others. The new span was built to a similar style to the original three spans, but the London Rentals detailing is different and it does not possess the transepts of the earlier spans.[3][5]
The GWR memorial

On Armistice Day 1922, London Rentals a memorial to the employees of the GWR who died during the First World War was unveiled by Viscount Churchill. The bronze memorial, depicting a soldier reading a letter, was sculpted by Charles Sargeant Jagger and stands on platform 1.[5][6]
 
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In 1961, the decomposing body London Rentals of a male child was found in a case at the station. Paper stuffed into his mouth was the cause of death. His identity has never been discovered.[7]A very early construction by Brunel was recently discovered immediately to the north of the station. A cast iron bridge carrying the Bishop's Bridge Road over the Paddington Arm of the Grand Union Canal was uncovered after removal of more recent brick London Rentals cladding during the complete replacement of the adjacent bridge over the railway lines at the mouth of the station.[3]

The station today

Today Paddington has 14 terminal platforms, numbered 1 to 14 from west to east. Platforms 1 to 8 are located below the original three London Rentals spans of Brunel's 1854 train shed, whilst platforms 9 to 12 are located beneath the later fourth span. Platforms 13 and 14 are within the Metropolitan Railway's old Bishops Bridge station. Immediately alongside are two through platforms, numbered 15 and 16, used by the Hammersmith & City Line of the London Underground (see below).[8]
 
     
 
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