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Environment : The History of Paddington Station : Platform 1
This was the main departure platform and was next to the station main entrance before the Underground.
The original platform was much lower and was made of wood. Its surface is now limestone from a quarry near Lyon in France.
The clock, which is above the Clock Arch, was designed and made in 1903 by Kays of Worcester. It has three faces 7˝ feet in diameter. In 1929 the clock was changed to electric.
The clock
The life size statue of Isambard Kingdom BruneI is under the Clock Arch. It was made by John Doubleday. It was presented by the Bristol and West Building Society in 1982.
The statue of Brunel
The First Class Waiting Room used to be the Royal Waiting Rooms. The Great Western Railway (GWR) Arms are over the entrance.
The original platform was much lower and was made of wood. Its surface is now limestone from a quarry near Lyon in France.
The clock, which is above the Clock Arch, was designed and made in 1903 by Kays of Worcester. It has three faces 7˝ feet in diameter. In 1929 the clock was changed to electric.
The clock
The life size statue of Isambard Kingdom BruneI is under the Clock Arch. It was made by John Doubleday. It was presented by the Bristol and West Building Society in 1982.
The statue of Brunel
The First Class Waiting Room used to be the Royal Waiting Rooms. The Great Western Railway (GWR) Arms are over the entrance.
