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Praed Street via Bouverie Place and Southwick Street to Sussex Gardens

Paddington, London, W2 1RE

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Summary

  • The start point for this guide is Praed Street.
  • The end point for this guide is Sussex Gardens.
  • The average walking time between the start and end points is 3 minutes.
  • This guide covers Bouverie Place, a small section of Star Street, and the section of Southwick Street between Star Street and Sussex Gardens.
  • Public transport facilities near the start point include: a bus stop.
  • The bus stop at the start point was suspended at time of survey (February 2024) due to construction work on St Mary's Hospital.

About the Start Point (Praed Street)

Streets and Roads (Bouverie Place, Star Street and Southwick Street)

  • The streets and roads have streetlighting at regular intervals.
  • The footpaths include the following surfaces: tarmac, cobbled, block paving and paving slabs.
  • Some of the streets and roads contain slightly uneven surfaces.
  • These are located The pavements on both sides of Bouverie Place and Southwick Street have slightly uneven surfaces in places.
  • There are no directional signposts.
  • The majority of the footpaths are at least 180cm wide.
  • Street furniture in this area includes: a post box, a waste bin, trees, planters, a bicycle rack, traffic signs, street lamps and litter bins.
  • The following create narrow parts of the footpath which are under 120cm wide: street lamps and traffic signs.
  • There are low overhanging buildings which may create an obstruction.
  • Other obstructions on the footpath include: café tables and chairs.
  • There is not a taxi rank available.
  • There are no public toilet facilities in this area.
  • Some street lamps and traffic signs narrow the width of the pavement to 73cm.

Crossing Points (East)

  • The following types of crossing points are used in this area: unmarked crossing (without controls or markings) and Zebra crossing with a refuge island.
  • The crossing point at Rainsford Street has a dropped kerb which does not have tactile paving.
  • The crossing point at Star Street has a flush kerb which does not have tactile paving.
  • Busy traffic travels in both directions at the junctions with Praed Street and Sussex Gardens.

Crossing Points (West)

  • The following types of crossing points are used in this area: unmarked crossing (without controls or markings).
  • The crossing point at Southwick Mews has a dropped kerb which does not have tactile paving.
  • The crossing point at Star Street has a flush kerb which does not have tactile paving.
  • Busy traffic travels in both directions at the junctions with Praed Street and Sussex Gardens.

Crossing Points (East to West)

  • The following types of crossing points are used in this area: unmarked crossing (without controls or markings) and unmarked crossing (without controls or markings) with a refuge island.
  • The crossing point at the junction with Sussex Gardens has a dropped kerb which does not have tactile paving.
  • The crossing point at the junction with Praed Street have a flush kerb which does not have tactile paving.

About the End Point (Sussex Gardens)