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Unfamiliar streets: Paddington 1959
This week we’re on an excursion across the Kensington and Chelsea border into new territory. I hope you’ll forgive this incursion into unfamiliar streets but when I came across these pictures, which...
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Familiar streets: a Paddington estate
When I first looked at Bernard Selwwyn’s pictures of 1950s Paddington I had no idea I was working with someone who knew a great deal more about the area than me. So this week my colleague and friend...
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Dreams of the Westway 3: The view from the high rise
This week features the return of guest blogger Isabel Hernandez who has subjected our recently acquired collection of pictures of the construction of the Westway to close scrutiny. Below are a few...
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Before the Westway: a North Paddington skyline
This week we have the long awaited return of my occasional co-blogger Isabel Hernandez who grew up in the area sometimes called North Paddington and has many memories of it as it changed in the years...
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Peter Dixon’s Paddington
This week’s post is written by my colleague and friend Isabel Hernandez. It’s a day later than usual, but that’s my fault, not hers, as I was off for a few days after a minor medical procedure. It...
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