Portobello Road the road in the song "Portobello Belle" on their second album "Communiqué". The cult British children's book character Paddington Bear, featured in the books written by Michael Bond, enjoys visiting Portobello Market on a daily basis. His friend Mr. Gruber owns an antique shop on the Portobello Road, with whom Paddington has his elevenses every day. The Portobello Road and its colorful restaurants, pubs, and local culture is featured prominently in Martin Amis's 1989 dark satirical novel "London Fields." The street and its name also appeared regularly on the hit TV series "Minder". The board game "Portobello Market" is named
Peggy Fortnum and Crafts in London. She worked as an art teacher, painter, and textile designer before becoming a full-time book illustrator. She has illustrated nearly eighty books (2015). Fortnum's first commission was for "Dorcas the Wooden Doll" by Mary Fielding Moore, published in 1944. Her best-known illustrations are of Michael Bond's character, Paddington Bear. The first illustrations of Paddington were made by Fortnum for "A Bear called Paddington". Fortnum's original illustrations were used for HarperCollins's 1998 reissue of "A Bear Called Paddington", which celebrated the first Paddington book's 40th anniversary. Although her pen-and-ink drawings of Paddington were done in black and