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Paddington 1899
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington]
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90 BOROUGH OF PADDINGTON.
having control of roads, streets, sewers, &c., gas or
other pipes, to enter into and make agreements with
respect to the constitution of the intended railway
or works.
To vary and extinguish all rights and privileges
which would or might interfere with any of the
objects of the intended Act, and to confer other
rights and privileges.
To incorporate with the Bill among other Acts,
and to extend to the Company, and to the deviation
of railway, new railways and subways proposed to
be constructed, all or any of the provisions of the
Companies' Clauses Consolidation Acts, 1845, the
Land Clauses Act, the Railway Clauses Consolidated
Acts, 1845, and the Railway Clauses Act, 1863, with
such alterations and amendments to enable the
Company to exercise the powers, etc., contained in
these Acts.
The boundaries of deviation will be principally
the kerb lines of roadway, except at the following
places:—
At the junction of the Edgware and Harrow
Roads.
Edgware Road, West side, the line of deviation
will extend to three premises, Numbered 2, 3, and
4, on plan.
8 -in. above the rail level of the authorised NorthWest London Railway.
| Feet. | Inches. | |
|---|---|---|
| Harrow Road by Irongate Wharf Road | 73 | 4 |
| Paddington Green | 72 | 11 |
| Green Street | 72 | 2 |
| Albert Street | 71 | 3 |
| Victoria Street | 70 | 6 |
| Church Place , | 68 | 9 |
| St. Mary's Square and Hermitage Street | 67 | 6 |
| Dudley Street | 63 | 10 |
| North Wharf Road | 65 | 1 |
| Harrow Road by Bishop's Road Bridge Approach. | 65 | 1 |
| Bishop s Road Bridge by Grand J unction Canal | 75 | 1 |
| (Depth from bottom of Canal to rail level 57-ft. 3-in.) | ||
Depth below Great Western Railway rail level.
| Feet. | Inches. | |
|---|---|---|
| Bishop's Road by Great Western Railway Coal Depot | 58 | 10 |
| „ ,, approach to Great Western Railway Coal Station | 43 | 0 |
| „ ,, below Metropolitan Railway rail level which is unaltered | 40 | 9 |
| ,, „ „ Great Western Railway Main Line | 40 | 6 |
| ,, „ ,, Great Western Railway Approach | 39 | 3 |
| „ „ „ Roadway surface at Eastbourne Terrace | 57 | 11 |
| ,, ,, ,, Shelden Street | 52 | 5 |
| „ ,, „ Westbourne Terrace | 47 | 8 |
| „ ,, „ Gloucester Terrace, terminating of Railway No. 1 | 43 | 10 |