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Paddington is an area in the City of Westminster, in central London, England. A medieval parish then a metropolitan borough , it was integrated with Westminster and Greater London in 1965. Paddington station , designed by the engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel opened in 1847.
In the 1930s, when parts of Sydney such as Redfern and Glebe became hubs for Aboriginal people entering the labour force, Paddington continued to be a suburb mostly inhabited by European working-class people.
Jun 26, 2019 · The Commencement of the Victorian suburb (From 1870) A 20th Century Slum (From 1930) A Gentrified Suburb that we know today (From 1960) Once white settlement commenced and the rural village was establishing its-self, Paddington was divided up into thirteen parcels of land.
Mar 22, 2019 · A central and very readable chapter by Sheridan Burke, “Conserving Paddington,” tells the story of the creation of the Paddington Society in 1964 and its running battles with planners to save the fabric of the suburb.
Jan 31, 2019 · Garry Wotherspoon and Paul Ashton write that rapid growth made Paddington Sydney's second wealthiest suburb after Balmain in 1890. Decline followed World War I, when families began to prefer the new garden suburbs. Many terraces became dilapidated boarding houses and the Depression brought unemployment, evictions, vandalism and street gangs.
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As is common with other suburbs in the area, Paddington is located on a number of steep ridges and hills. It was settled in the 1860s. Many original and distinctive Queenslander homes can be found in the suburb.
ON THE MAP Outline History of Paddington Paddington has many layers of historical and social associations. The area where the suburb is now located was originally inhabited by the Gadigal peoples of the Eora nation. After colonisation and white settlement in 1788 the development of the suburb was largely due to improvements in
