Paddington Station
Brunel, Isambard Kingdom; Wyatt, Matthew Digby
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Date
1850-1854Description
General view of the train shed; For the Great Western Railway's second London terminus at Paddington (1850-1854) Brunel sought to apply some of the architectural lessons from the Crystal Palace to a more permanent structure. Aided by some from the team responsible for the exhibition building, notably the contractors Fox Henderson and the architect Matthew Digby Wyatt, he devised a triple-span arched roof, saved from the potential monotony of its immense length by the addition of two transepts. Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.groveart.com/ (accessed 1/25/2008)
Type of Work
railroad stationSubject
architectural exteriors, business, commerce and trade, engineering and industry, manufacturing, Transportation, Victorian, Nineteenth century
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