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Haslemere Society Unveils Blue Plaque at Michael Bond’s Home

8/23/2026

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The Haslemere Society unveiled a blue plaque at Michael Bond’s former Surrey home on Saturday.
Bond lived at Fairacre in Haslemere from 1968 and wrote several Paddington books there.
Owners Steph and Neil Stephenson gave permission for the plaque and received a gift from Bond’s daughter Karen Jankel.
Steph told BBC Radio Surrey the owners learned of the home’s fame after a society letter.

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The Haslemere Society unveiled a blue plaque at Michael Bond’s former Surrey home on Saturday.
Bond lived at Fairacre in Haslemere from 1968 and wrote several Paddington books there.
Owners Steph and Neil Stephenson gave permission for the plaque and received a gift from Bond’s daughter Karen Jankel.
Steph told BBC Radio Surrey the owners learned of the home’s fame after a society letter.