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Friday, November 14, 2014

Statues On Stations: Euston - Flinders's Cat, Paddington Bear, and more

Statues at stations



Photos of statue of Captain Matthew Flinders (and cat in previous post) by Angela Lansbury copyright Angela Lansbury.


Stations in alphabetical order
Euston - Captain Matthew Flinders, the man who mapped Australia and gave Australia its name, statue on concourse

Euston Robert Stephenson statue on forecourt


Statue of Robert Stephenson from Wikipedia - see their caption and copyright and attribution details.
I've tried to understand their technical terms but can't. I wish they'd just add the caption and credits across the bottom of the photo.

Liverpool Street station Kindertransport statue 
Paddington Paddington Bear


People in statues
Betjeman on St Pancras

Kindertransport statue on Liverpool Street station

Frank Meisler Kindertransport memorial (2006) stands outside Liverpool Street Station.

Books on stations from Amazon:

What's in a Name?: Origins of Station Names on the London Underground Paperback – 11 Nov 2014



(Post being researched - come back later.)

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