Paddington Station, London

This great old postcard was mailed in 1912 and shows the very busy platforms 1 and 2 at Paddington.

For those of you not familiar with the station, it was built in 1838, although much of today's buildings date from 1854, having been designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel. The station was the London terminus of the Great Western Railway. Trains still run from here to Bristol, Bath and the west of England.

Follow this link to see our old postcards of London's main rail termini.