Paddington Station New Roof

10 floors up perfectly perched overlooking notting hill on the banks of little venice skylark roof garden is london s premier rooftop cocktail bar and pizza restaurant with an enviable vista across the west london skyline.
Paddington station new roof. Our work involves repairing minor leaks to installation of new roofs all jobs in between. Much of the main line station dates from 1854 and was designed by isambard kingdom brunel. During the 1990s paddington station was extensively refurbished with the glass in brunel s original roof replaced with polycarbonate glazing panels the restoration of digby wyatt s ornamental tracing and significant improvements to the lawn. Welcome to skylark roof garden rooftop cocktail bar and pizza restaurant in paddington london london s ultimate rooftop bar experience.
Paddington station the london terminus of the great western railway 1854. When designing his new station he was inspired by the construction of crystal palace. A proposal to take down span 4 to accommodate facilities for crossrail was controversial. Paddington roofing we have been servicing across the eastern suburbs and beyond for over 20 years.
There are two london termini with famous station roofs paddington station and st pancras station. Book a table a daybed or just turn up early. The station construction is scheduled to begin in 2012 with a target completion in 2017. Paddington station was designed by isambard kingdom brunel as part of his plans for the great western railway.
Iron was used in the construction of the roof and the spans supported on cast iron pillars. The building was the joint work of isambard kingdom brunel 1806 1859 and matthew digby wyatt 1820 1877. From the illustrated london news london 8 july 1854. Bask in the sunlight or watch the clouds go by overhead.
Paddington station took four years to complete and opened on 29 may 1854 serving as the london terminus of the great western railway. Contractors for paddington station. The site has been the london terminus of services provided by the great western railway and its successors since 1838. Paddington also known as london paddington is a central london railway terminus and london underground station complex located on praed street in the paddington area.