Writer. Born Newbury. His first book 'A Bear Called Paddington' was published in 1958. There have been 23 Paddington books. Also wrote for adults.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Michael Bond
Commemorated ati
Paddington Bear - plaque and book seat
The seat below the plaque is in the form of a book with the Bear himself pain...
Paddington Bear statue - Paddington Station, gone
{The statue has two integral texts: On a label stuck to the suitcase:} Wanted...
Paddington Bear - statue, platform 1
Since arriving at Paddington Station from Peru this bear's journeys have not ...
Other Subjects
Mary Styles
One of the 11 "children of England" present on 7th July 1933 when The Princess Royal laid a foundation stone for a nurses home for the Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital.
Hilda Mary Martin
Killed, aged 2, in the Downhills shelter WW2 tragedy, 19 September 1940.
Bethnal Green School
In 1868 the Bethnal Green Poor Law Guardians bought Leytonstone House in its 8 acres and developed the site to provide a large children's home, Bethnal Green School. This 1893 map shows the layout ...
Pollock's toy theatre shop
This was started by John Redington, selling printed sheets of characters and scenery for toy theatres. He ran it until his death when his family took over. 1877 his daughter Eliza married Benjamin ...
Martin Dinnegan
Killed as the result of gang rivalries, aged 14.  Stabbed in Tollington Way.

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