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Great Western Railway War Memorial

The Great Western Railway War Memorial is a First World War memorial by Charles Sargeant Jagger and Thomas S. Tait. It stands on platform 1 at London Paddington station, commemorating the 2,500 employees of the Great Western Railway (GWR) who were killed in the conflict. One-third of the GWR's workforce of almost 80,000 left to fight in the First World War, the company guaranteeing their jobs, and the GWR gave over its workshops for munitions manufacturing as well as devoting its network to transporting soldiers and military equipment.

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Paddington Bear

The statue of Paddington Bear at London Paddington station is a bronze sculpture by Marcus Cornish erected in 2000. It marks the association between the character Paddington Bear and the station from which his name derives.

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Isambard Kingdom Brunel

Paddington Station, 179 Praed Street

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London Paddington Railway Station

London Paddington is a main line and tube station complex on Praed Street, Paddington, London, which has been the main terminus for the Great Western Railway and successors since 1838. The main line station opened in 1854 and was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel. In the year ending March 2025, it was the third busiest station in Great Britain after London Liverpool Street and London Waterloo, with an estimated 69.9 million entries and exits.

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Beer House

Paddington BR Station

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