2011
TQ2681 : Paddington Basin
taken 14 years ago, near to Marylebone, Westminster, England
This is 1 of 38 images, with title Paddington Basin in this square
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Paddington Basin
I have cropped my original so that this is a very close match to TQ2681 : Paddington Basin. And what a change since 2007! The distant view of the Hilton London Metropole hotel has been almost completely obscured by blocks of the new Merchant Square development Link
(Archive Link
) . From left to right the buildings are: Waterside House (35 North Wharf Road), 5 Merchant Square (new), 4 Merchant Square (new - with the top of the tower block of the Hilton London Metropole hotel behind it), Balmoral Apartments, part of St Mary's Hospital.
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