Sir Nicholas Winton (1909–2015)
Sir Nicholas Winton (1909–2015)
Sir Nicholas Winton (1909–2015)
Sir Nicholas Winton (1909–2015)
Sir Nicholas Winton (1909–2015)
Sir Nicholas Winton (1909–2015)
Sir Nicholas Winton (1909–2015)
Sir Nicholas Winton (1909–2015)
Sir Nicholas Winton (1909–2015)
Sir Nicholas Winton (1909–2015)
Sir Nicholas Winton (1909–2015)
Sir Nicholas Winton (1909–2015)
Sir Nicholas Winton (1909–2015)
Sir Nicholas Winton (1909–2015)
Sir Nicholas Winton (1909–2015)
Sir Nicholas Winton (1909–2015)
Sir Nicholas Winton (1909–2015)

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Sir Nicholas Winton supervised the rescue of 669 children, most of them Jewish, from Czechoslovakia on the eve of the Second World War. This statue depicts him seated on a bench, reading a book containing images of the children he saved and the trains used to evacuate them.
Title

Sir Nicholas Winton (1909–2015)

Date

2010

Medium

bronze

Accession number

SL6_BC_S009

Work type

Statue

Work status

extant

Unveiling date

17th September 2010

Access

at all times

Access note

station opening times apply

Inscription description

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

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Located at

Maidenhead Station, Shoppenhangers Road, Maidenhead

SL6 2PS

Seated on a bench on the platform at Maidenhead Station.