Sir N Winton And Czechoslovak Refugee Children - Maidenhead Railway Station

Use this image under non-commercial licence

This image was created and shared by: Richard Bennett

The image is free to reuse for non-commercial purposes under the IWM Non Commercial Licence. By downloading any images or embedding any media, you agree to the terms and conditions of the IWM Non Commercial Licence, including your use of the attribution statement specified by IWM. For this item, that is: © Richard Bennett (WMR-61158)

Download

Embed
HTML: <a href="https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/61158" target="_blank"> <img src="https://media.iwm.org.uk/ciim5/memorials/44/563/mid_61158.jpg?action=e&cat" alt="Sir N Winton And Czechoslovak Refugee Children - Maidenhead Railway Station"> </a> Sir N Winton And Czechoslovak Refugee Children - Maidenhead Railway Station <a href="https://www.iwm.org.uk/corporate/privacy-copyright">© Richard Bennett (WMR-61158)</a> BBCode: [url=https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/61158][img]https://media.iwm.org.uk/ciim5/memorials/44/563/mid_61158.jpg?action=e&cat[/img][/url] [url=https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/61158]Sir N Winton And Czechoslovak Refugee Children - Maidenhead Railway Station.[/url] [url=https://www.iwm.org.uk/corporate/privacy-copyright]© Richard Bennett (WMR-61158)[/url]
Use this image under non-commercial licence

This image was created and shared by: Richard Bennett

The image is free to reuse for non-commercial purposes under the IWM Non Commercial Licence. By downloading any images or embedding any media, you agree to the terms and conditions of the IWM Non Commercial Licence, including your use of the attribution statement specified by IWM. For this item, that is: © Richard Bennett (WMR-61158)

Download

Embed
HTML: <a href="https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/61158" target="_blank"> <img src="https://media.iwm.org.uk/ciim5/memorials/44/564/mid_61158_left.jpg?action=e&cat" alt="Sir N Winton And Czechoslovak Refugee Children - Maidenhead Railway Station"> </a> Sir N Winton And Czechoslovak Refugee Children - Maidenhead Railway Station <a href="https://www.iwm.org.uk/corporate/privacy-copyright">© Richard Bennett (WMR-61158)</a> BBCode: [url=https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/61158][img]https://media.iwm.org.uk/ciim5/memorials/44/564/mid_61158_left.jpg?action=e&cat[/img][/url] [url=https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/61158]Sir N Winton And Czechoslovak Refugee Children - Maidenhead Railway Station.[/url] [url=https://www.iwm.org.uk/corporate/privacy-copyright]© Richard Bennett (WMR-61158)[/url]
Use this image under non-commercial licence

This image was created and shared by: Richard Bennett

The image is free to reuse for non-commercial purposes under the IWM Non Commercial Licence. By downloading any images or embedding any media, you agree to the terms and conditions of the IWM Non Commercial Licence, including your use of the attribution statement specified by IWM. For this item, that is: © Richard Bennett (WMR-61158)

Download

Embed
HTML: <a href="https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/61158" target="_blank"> <img src="https://media.iwm.org.uk/ciim5/memorials/44/565/mid_61158_right.jpg?action=e&cat" alt="Sir N Winton And Czechoslovak Refugee Children - Maidenhead Railway Station"> </a> Sir N Winton And Czechoslovak Refugee Children - Maidenhead Railway Station <a href="https://www.iwm.org.uk/corporate/privacy-copyright">© Richard Bennett (WMR-61158)</a> BBCode: [url=https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/61158][img]https://media.iwm.org.uk/ciim5/memorials/44/565/mid_61158_right.jpg?action=e&cat[/img][/url] [url=https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/61158]Sir N Winton And Czechoslovak Refugee Children - Maidenhead Railway Station.[/url] [url=https://www.iwm.org.uk/corporate/privacy-copyright]© Richard Bennett (WMR-61158)[/url]
Use this image under non-commercial licence

This image was created and shared by: Richard Bennett

The image is free to reuse for non-commercial purposes under the IWM Non Commercial Licence. By downloading any images or embedding any media, you agree to the terms and conditions of the IWM Non Commercial Licence, including your use of the attribution statement specified by IWM. For this item, that is: © Richard Bennett (WMR-61158)

Download

Embed
HTML: <a href="https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/61158" target="_blank"> <img src="https://media.iwm.org.uk/ciim5/memorials/44/566/mid_61158_close_up_of_face.jpg?action=e&cat" alt="Sir N Winton And Czechoslovak Refugee Children - Maidenhead Railway Station"> </a> Sir N Winton And Czechoslovak Refugee Children - Maidenhead Railway Station <a href="https://www.iwm.org.uk/corporate/privacy-copyright">© Richard Bennett (WMR-61158)</a> BBCode: [url=https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/61158][img]https://media.iwm.org.uk/ciim5/memorials/44/566/mid_61158_close_up_of_face.jpg?action=e&cat[/img][/url] [url=https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/61158]Sir N Winton And Czechoslovak Refugee Children - Maidenhead Railway Station.[/url] [url=https://www.iwm.org.uk/corporate/privacy-copyright]© Richard Bennett (WMR-61158)[/url]
Use this image under non-commercial licence

This image was created and shared by: Richard Bennett

The image is free to reuse for non-commercial purposes under the IWM Non Commercial Licence. By downloading any images or embedding any media, you agree to the terms and conditions of the IWM Non Commercial Licence, including your use of the attribution statement specified by IWM. For this item, that is: © Richard Bennett (WMR-61158)

Download

Embed
HTML: <a href="https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/61158" target="_blank"> <img src="https://media.iwm.org.uk/ciim5/memorials/44/567/mid_61158_close_up_of_document.jpg?action=e&cat" alt="Sir N Winton And Czechoslovak Refugee Children - Maidenhead Railway Station"> </a> Sir N Winton And Czechoslovak Refugee Children - Maidenhead Railway Station <a href="https://www.iwm.org.uk/corporate/privacy-copyright">© Richard Bennett (WMR-61158)</a> BBCode: [url=https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/61158][img]https://media.iwm.org.uk/ciim5/memorials/44/567/mid_61158_close_up_of_document.jpg?action=e&cat[/img][/url] [url=https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/61158]Sir N Winton And Czechoslovak Refugee Children - Maidenhead Railway Station.[/url] [url=https://www.iwm.org.uk/corporate/privacy-copyright]© Richard Bennett (WMR-61158)[/url]

Memorial details

Memorial type

Civilian (eg: "man" "woman" "child")

District

Windsor And Maidenhead

Town

Maidenhead

County

Berkshire

Country

England

Commemoration

Second World War - civilians, Second World War (1939-1945): The Holocaust

Ceremony

Unveiled
Date: 17(?) September 2010
Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries

Lost

Not lost

WM Reference

61158

Support the IWM War Memorial Register

Donate with Just Giving

Since 1988 IWM's War Memorials Register has been creating a national register of UK war memorials and the names of the individuals they commemorate. IWM needs your support to ensure that we can add to and maintain our these important records.

Make a Donation

Current location

On platform 3.
Maidenhead Railway Station
Station Approach
Maidenhead
Windsor And Maidenhead
Berkshire
SL6 1EW
England

OS Grid Ref: SU 88777 80731
Denomination: Undefined

View location on Google Maps

Description

Statue of Sir Nicholas Winton seated on a bench, reading a book containing images of the children he saved and the trains used to evacuate them.

Inscription

WINTON/ TRAIN/ PRAGUE/ TO LIVERPOOL ST/ STATION 1939/ 14 MARCH TO 2 AUGUST/ 669 CHILDREN SAVED/ BY SIR NICHOLAS WINTON

Inscription legible?

yes

Commemorations

Second World War - civilians
Total names on memorial: 0
Served and returned: 0
Died: 0
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined
Second World War (1939-1945): The Holocaust
Total names on memorial: 0
Served and returned: 0
Died: 0
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Figure
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Bronze

Listing information

This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website

Condition

If you know the condition of this memorial, please help by adding details

Costs

Memorial: £20,000

Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Sponsorship

Corporate

Reference

Rail News Oct. 2010 p.15.
BBC News Online www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-berkshire 11356875

This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.

This information is made available under a Creative Commons BY-NC licence.

This means you may reuse it for non-commercial purposes only and must attribute it to us using the following statement:

For queries, please contact [email protected]

Use this image under non-commercial licence

Embed

Use this image under non-commercial licence

Embed

Use this image under non-commercial licence

Embed

Use this image under non-commercial licence

Embed

Use this image under non-commercial licence

Embed

Memorial details

Support the IWM War Memorial Register

Current location