Paddington Trail

Paddington Trail is a series of Paddington Bear sculptured statues designed by artists, celebrities and designers which have been lined up and around London. They were to coincide with the release of Paddington (the film) and to raise money for the charity NSPCC and its Childline Service. The Paddington Trail started on the 4th November and is to end on the 30th December 2014. There are 50 statues in total in the series with additional ones and ones that were not official to the trail but were on display.

14 statues were removed from the trail for auction between 9th and 11th December 2014 for a NSPCC charity auction, while the rest were auctioned off live online on Christie’s website on the 10th December 2014 to 7th January 2015. With the exception of Paddington Jack statue, the proceeds of this bear will go to Action Medical Research.

VisitLondon has split up some of the bears to create some trails to follow:

• Royal Parks Trail
• The Paddington in Paddington Trail
• River and Historical London Trail
• The Christmas Trail

The following are bears that are not part of any trails listed above with the numberings being which number they are in the Paddington Trail series: 

11. Flutterby - Emma Watson - Hans Crescent, SW1X 0LX *

12. W2 1RH - Marc Quinn - Inside Christie’s, King Street, SW1Y 6QT *

 13. Paws - Sally Hawkins – Duke of York Square, SW3 4LY

 21. Bear of Gifts – Hamleys - Ground floor, Regent Street, W1B 5BT

 22. Little Bear Blue - Intel - Outside Framestore, Noel Street, W1F 8GR

 33. Bear Necessities - John Hurt - Great Russell Street, WC1B 3BN

 42. Paddington Who? - Peter Capaldi - Royal Observatory, Greenwich SE10 0XJ

 43. Gravity Bear - Sandra Bullock - Royal Observatory, Greenwich SE10 0XJ *

44. Wish You Were Here - Nick Mason - Inside The O2, SE10 0DX

 

45. Toggle - Benjamin Shine - V&A Museum of Childhood Gardens, E2 9PA *

46. Primrose Paddington - Julie Walters - Primrose Hill, Ormonde Terrace entrance, NW8 7QR

 

47. Sticky Wicket - Ian Botham - Hanover Bridge, Regent’s Park, NW1 4RL
 

48. Chief Scout Bear - Bear Grylls - London Heathrow, T5 Arrivals

49. The Special One - Chelsea FC - Britannia Gate, Stamford Bridge, SW6 1BG

Other bears that were not part of the official trail follows:

Alan Shearer’s Bear - Alan Shearer - ChildLine, 45 Folgate Street, E1 6GL

 Maya’s Bear - Maya - NSPCC, 42 Curtain Road, Shoreditch, EC2A 3NH

Paddington That - Take That - Inside The O2, SE10 0DX

Patchwork Paddington - Rihanna - Childline, 45 Folgate Street, Shoreditch, E1 6GL

 

Precious Paddington – Solange Azagury-Partridge – Mandarin Oriental Hotel, 66 Knightsbridge, SW1X 7LA

 Stripes - Inkie - Cadogan Place, Knightsbridge, SW1X 9PX

* Removed for auction between 9th to 11th December 2014.

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Bus Art: Year of the Bus Sculpture Trails - Around Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park

Bus Art: Year of the Bus Sculpture Trails – Around Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park is part of 2014 Year of the Bus event sculpture trails. This one is runs through the recently installed park near to Sttratford Westfield which was created to house parts of the 2012 London Summer Olympics and Paralympics and now used as various sporting venues. There are 11 bus sculptures in total for this route:

1. Ding! Ding! Artist: Crispin Finn. Location: International Square.

2. Moquette. Artist: Beth Quinton. Location: Celebration Avenue, East Village.

3. Journey to Anywhere. Artist: Oliver Dean. Location: Victory Park, East Village.

4. Time Travel. Artist: Sara Adhitya. Location: Timber Lodge Cafe.

5. Englsh Herbaceous Border. Artist: Sarah Jane Richards. Location: North of the Park.

6. Hold Tight. Artist: Mini Moderns, painted by Jane Headford. Location: North of the Park.

7. Union Jack. Artist: Kristian Movahed. Location: Mandeville Place.

8. The Paralympic Bus. Artist: Tom Yendell. Location: Mandeville Place.

9. Invisible to the Environment. Artist: Pawel Srokowski. Location: South of the Park.

10. Dazzler. Artist: Sophie Green. Location: ArcelorMittal Orbit.

11. CumulonimBUS. Artist: Loz Atkinson. Location: The International Quarter.

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Bus Art: Year of the Bus Sculpture Trails - Around Westminster

Bus Art: Year of the Bus Sculpture Trails - Around Westminster is one of four trails part of the Year of the Bus event. The trail starts off in Covent Garden and then proceeding to work off further into central London passing through many famous sites such as Horse Guards Parade, House of Parliament and Westminster Cathedral. The trail ends at Edgeware Road which the best option would be to take the Tube which takes about 12 minutes or the bus for about 25 minutes. There are 17 bus sculptures for this trail: 


1. Accessibus. Artist: Liliana Ortega Garza. Location: London Transport Museum. 



2. Busby. Artist: Oliver Dean. Location: London Transport Musem.

3. Poppy Fields. Artist: Sarah Jane Grace. Location: Covent Garden.

4. Travels with Edward. Artist: Valerie Osment. Location: Edward Stanford Shop.

5. Swinging London. Artist: Sian Storey. Location: St Martins Close. *

6. Rock n Royal. Artist: Damien Jeffrey. Location: Leicester Square.

7. Cath Kidston London Scene. Artist: Cath Kidston. Location: Piccadilly Circus.

8. London Skyline Bus. Artist: Kristjana S WIlliams. Location: Charing Cross Road.

9. 360° Panorama of London. Artist: Rob Wilson. Location: Trafalgar Square.

10. Lest We Forget. Artist: Lee O’Brien. Location: Horse Guards Avenue.

11. London Telephone Bus. Artist: Stephen Mackay. Location: Parliament Street.

12. London Take the Bus. Artist: Rod Hunt. Location: Victoria Street.

13. Buckingham Palace Bus. Artist: Mandii Pope. Location: Victoria Street.

14. Gull Graeni Straeto. Artist: Kristjana S Williams. Location: Victoria Street.

15. Lord Mayor of the City of Westminster. Artist: Jenny Leonard. Location: Victoria Street.

16. Tunnel Vision. Artist: One Red Shoe. Location: Cardinal Place.

17. Come Rain or Come Shine. Artist: Thomas Dowdeswell. Location: Edgeware Road.

* Location is at St Martins Court.

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Bus Art: Year of the Bus Sculpture Trails - Around the River

Bus Art: Year of the Bus Sculpture Trails - Around the River is part of four trails making up the Year of the Bus event. The trail goes through some bridges, monuments and museums with some being Borough Market, Shakespeare’s Globe, St. Paul’s Cathedral and Tower of London. The trail allows opportunities to explore the culture of London and sights by the banks of River Thames. There are in total 13 bus sculptures on this trail:

1. Dazzle Bus. Artist: Stephen McKay. Location: London Bridge City Pier.

2. Spectrum. Artist: Kristel Pillkahn. Location: Glaciers Hall.

3. Orla Kiely. Artist: Sarah Jane Richards. Location: St Mary Overie's Dock.

4. Route Masters. Artist: Edward Carvalho-Monaghan. Location: Bankside.

5. Brollybus. Artist: Jane Veveris Callan. Location: Bankside.

6. New Routemaster. Artist: Candida Boyes. Location: Blackfriars Road.

7. Legible London. Artist: Fiona Stewart. Location: Blackfriars Road.

8. Punk' ed. Artist: Valerie Osment. Location: St Paul's Cathedral.

9. Childhood on a bus. Artist: Arizona Smith (ambassador for Kids Company). Location: Friday Street.

10. Push Once. Artist: Mini Moderns, painted by Sophie Green. Location: Cheapside.

11. All Aboard the Number 8. Artist: Anna Rawles and Jennifer Rodgers. Location: Threadneedle Street.

12. Tower Bridge Bus. Artist: Michelle Heron. Location: Old Billingsgate - Thames Path.

13. Twenty Four Seven. Artist: Deven Bhurke. Location: Gloucester Close.

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Bus Art: Year of the Bus Sculpture Trails

Year of the Bus Sculpture Trails is a trail of statues dotted around London to commemorate the 2014 Year of the Bus event this year in partnership with Wild in Art and Transport for London. They were designed by different artists depicting different aspects of London through the connections of London buses. The sculpture trails were launched on 20th October 2014 with the exception of the Croydon Trail which was launched in December 2014. The bus sculptures are to be auctioned off in early 2015 to raise funds for 3 charities: Kids Company, Transaid and London Transport Museum. 

You can find my posts here:

• Around Westminster
• Around the River
• Around Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
• Around Croydon

Check out my post on LEGO Bus Stop which was also part of the 2014 Year of the Bus event.

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