Paddington Reservoir Gardens

The Paddington Reservoir is a heritage-listed public park located at 255a Oxford Street in the inner eastern Sydney suburb of Paddington. It was designed by Edward Bell and built from 1864 to 1866 and operated as a water reservoir which accepted water from the Botany Swamps pumping station for supply to parts of Sydney between 1866 and 1899.

Photo: Twistie.man, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Type: Park
Description: public park in Sydney, Australia
Also known as: “Paddington Reservoir”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sydney Football Stadium and Paddington Post Office.

Sydney Football Stadium

Stadium

Photo: Dicklyon, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Sydney Football Stadium is a stadium located in the Sydney suburb of Moore Park. It is primarily used for rugby league, rugby union, and soccer as the home ground of the Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League, the New South Wales Waratahs in Super Rugby, and Sydney FC in the A-League Men.

Paddington Post Office

Post office

Photo: Adam.J.W.C., CC BY-SA 2.5.

The Paddington Post Office is a heritage-listed post office located at 246 Oxford Street in Paddington, a suburb of Sydney, Australia. The post office is owned and operated by Australia Post.

Paddington Library

Library

Photo: Nick-D, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include City East and Surry Hills.

City East

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Immediately to the east of the City Centre and also adjacent to City South is an area of laneways, nightlife, cafes, pubs, bars and entertainment and sometimes referred to as the "Inner East". it is an area where many choose to stay, and many more visit.

Surry Hills

Suburb

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Surry Hills is an inner-east suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is immediately south-east of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Sydney.

Woolloomooloo

Suburb

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Woolloomooloo is a harbourside, inner-city eastern suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1.5 km east of the central business district, in the local government area of the City of Sydney.

Paddington Reservoir Gardens

Categories: reservoir and recreation area
Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude

-33.88536° or 33° 53′ 7″ south

Longitude

151.22676° or 151° 13′ 36″ east

Elevation

65 metres (213 feet)

Operator

City of Sydney

Open location code

4RRH467G+VP

OpenStreetMap ID

way 173735877

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

GeoNames ID

8159781

Wikidata ID

Q7123336

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Urdu—“Paddington Reservoir Gardens” goes by many names.

Chinese: “柏靈頓蓄水池”
Malay: “Takungan Paddington”
Turkish: “Paddington Reservoir”
Urdu: “پیڈنگٹن ریزروائر”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Paddington and Five Ways.

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Highlights include Chauvel Cinema and Juniper Hall.

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