Download or read book Paddington: Past and Present written by William Robins and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2021-05-19 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Published in the mid-19th century, this work presents an incredible history of Paddington, an area within the City of Westminster in central London. Paddington was a civil parish and metropolitan borough. It was an ancient parish in the county of Middlesex, governed by an administrative vestry. The writer includes insightful historical facts about the site and the events that shaped the history of this place. In addition, short biographies of famous people that lived there are present in the book.