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Title	Paddington Station
View	The train shed, view along the west wall
Work Type	buildings transportation buildings railway buildings railroad stations
Style/Period	Nineteenth century Victorian
Creator Name	Brunel, Isambard Kingdom, 1806-1859 Wyatt, M. Digby (Matthew Digby), Sir, 1820-1877
Creator Nationality	British
Subject.work	architectural exteriors architectural interiors business, commerce and trade engineering and industry manufacturing Transportation
Subject.image	train sheds
Country	United Kingdom
City	London
State/Province	England
Architectural Material	iron; glass; stone
Technique	construction
Dates	1850-1854
Photographer	Gilchrist, Scott
Date Photographed	6/16/1997
Subject Information	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.
Information.source	Grove Art Online; http://www.groveart.com/
Credit Line	copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Collection Title	Archivision (architecture, urban design, gardens, landscapes and public art)
Collection information	Collection administered by the Visual Resources manager, Architecture Library, (402) 472-1193