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 statue - Paddington Station, gone
{The statue has two integral texts: On a label stuck to the suitcase:} Wanted...
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Rose Lucetta Elliott
Drowned in the 1898 HMS Albion disaster, aged 17. Buried in grave 2 at the memorial in East London Cemetery.
1 memorial
The Children's Fold
A Barnardo's home, also referred to as Sheppard's House. It was established around 1887 at 182 Grove Road, E3. Its address is sometimes given as 180 Grove Road, so may have expanded into the neighb...
1 memorial
Brady Settlement
From the picture source website: The Brady Boys' Club was the first Jewish boys' club in Great Britain and it was founded in 1896 by Lady Charlotte Rothschild, Mrs Arthur Franklin and Mrs N S Josep...
3 memorials
Sir John Kirk
J.P., Christian philanthropist, the children's friend. Not to be confused with Sir John Kirk (1832-1922), the African explorer. Sir John's great great grandson, Peter Mitchell, contacted us to sa...
1 memorial
George Alexander Gratton
Born on the Caribbean island of St. Vincent in 1808 to slave parents. Born with vitiligo, also known as piebaldism he was, as a baby, put on show in the capital, Kingstown. Aged 15 months he was ta...
1 memorial