Paddington Bear to 32 Windsor Gardens near Notting Hill. While there is a real Windsor Gardens off Harrow Road between Notting Hill and Maida Vale (close to the location as described in the books) the Windsor Gardens in the book is fictitious and does not resemble the real road. Paddington frequents the nearby Portobello Road market, where he is respected by the shopkeepers for driving a hard bargain. When he gets annoyed with someone, he often gives them one of his special "hard stares" (taught to him by Aunt Lucy), which causes them to become flushed and embarrassed. Paddington's adventures usually arise
Paddington from 1943 to 1962, and then at 124 Clarendon Crescent from 1962 to 1977. Paddington in the 17th century is one of the settings in the fiction-based-on-fact novel "A Spurious Brood", which tells the story of Katherine More, whose children were transported to America on board the Pilgrim Fathers' ship, the "Mayflower". Timothy Forsyte of John Galsworthy's "The Forsyte Saga" and other relatives resided in Bayswater Road. Paddington Bear, from "deepest, darkest Peru", emigrated to England via Paddington station. The films "The Blue Lamp" (1950) and "Never Let Go" (1960) depict many Paddington streets, which suffered bombing in World War