Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
PADDINGTON
Paddington is justly celebrated
from this bustling central thor-
oughfare into the narrow lanes and
elegant, leafy streets. The suburb
has undergone a series of quite
radical transformations. The first
Paddington was built in the 1830s
as a Georgian weekend retreat for
the moneyed class. These gracious
homes had a short life, before
being knocked down and sub-
divided. The terraces succeed-
ing them fell into ruin by the
1920s, but are now admired
as finely estored Victorian
homes with their distinctive wrought-
iron “lace” verandas. The glimpses of
harbour found in the quiet streets
make Paddington one of Sydney's
most sought-after residential areas.
for its handsome terraces, but
this “village in the city”, as it
is often dubbed, is also famed for
its interesting speciality shops full
of oddities and collectables, fine
restaurants, small hotels, fashion-
able art galleries and antique
dealers' shops. Paddington boasts
a lively street culture, especially
on Saturdays when people from
far and wide flock to the famous
weekly Paddington Markets,
spilling out into the streets,
pubs and cafés of the surrounding
area. Stretching from the Victoria Bar-
racks at its western end, along Oxford
Street to the green haven of Centen-
nial Park, Paddington slopes away
Clock tower on
Paddington Town Hall
SIGHTS AT A GLANCE
Historic Streets and
Buildings
Paddington Street
1
The Entertainment Quarter
2
Five Ways
4
Juniper Hall
5
Paddington Town Hall
6
Paddington Village
7
Victoria Barracks
8
Parks and Gardens
Centennial Park
9
GETTING THERE
The best way to travel to and
around this area is by bus.
Buses 378, 380 and 382 run
along Oxford Street on their
way between the city and
beach suburbs,while bus 389
cuts through the back streets.
Markets
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The front entrance to a lovingly restored Victorian terrace house in Paddington
