Paddington, Pooh, Pan, and Potter: Literary Statues, London, England
Paddington Bear, Winnie the Pooh, Peter Pan, and Harry Potter: Two bears + two boys = four beloved characters from children鈥檚 literature who are commemorated in London. Read on to find out where you can find them鈥�
鈥淢r. and Mrs. Brown first met Paddington on a railway platform. In fact that was how he came to have such an unusual name for a bear, for Paddington was the name of the station.鈥�
On platform 1 under the clock you鈥檒l find a bronze statue of the little Peruvian bear called Paddington. He鈥檚 wearing a note around his neck, placed there by his aunt, which reads, 鈥淧lease look after this bear. Thank you.鈥� And, even though we can鈥檛 see it, we can be pretty sure he has a marmalade sandwich tucked up under his hat. The little bear is sitting right where he might have been when the Brown family met him and decided to take him home.
Nearby there鈥檚 a bench with Paddington painted on it and a plaque saying that scenes for the Paddington movie were shot in the station. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
鈥淢r. and Mrs. Brown first met Paddington on a railway platform. In fact that was how he came to have such an unusual name for a bear, for Paddington was the name of the station.鈥�
On platform 1 under the clock you鈥檒l find a bronze statue of the little Peruvian bear called Paddington. He鈥檚 wearing a note around his neck, placed there by his aunt, which reads, 鈥淧lease look after this bear. Thank you.鈥� And, even though we can鈥檛 see it, we can be pretty sure he has a marmalade sandwich tucked up under his hat. The little bear is sitting right where he might have been when the Brown family met him and decided to take him home.
Nearby there鈥檚 a bench with Paddington painted on it and a plaque saying that scenes for the Paddington movie were shot in the station. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
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Guide Name: Paddington, Pooh, Pan, and Potter: Literary Statues
Guide Location: England » London
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Margo Lestz
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Guide Location: England » London
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Margo Lestz
Read it on Author's Website:
Sight(s) Featured in This Guide:
- Paddington Bear
- Winnie the Pooh at the London Zoo
- London Zoo
- Kensington Gardens
- Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens
- Kings Cross Station
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