Sir Nicholas Winton statue to be moved for station works – Photo 1 of 1

One of Maidenhead’s most familiar landmarks is on the move.

The statue of Sir Nicholas Winton sitting on a bench is set for a new home at Maidenhead Railway Station.

The memorial to the Maidenhead man, known as the ‘British Schindler’, was unveiled in 2010 in tribute to Sir Nicky’s work saving hundreds of Jewish children from the Nazi invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1939.

The statue has sat proudly on platform three for more than a decade.

But Great Western Railway has confirmed it will now be permanently moved to another platform while modernisation works are carried out.

A GWR spokesperson said: “The beautiful statue of Sir Nicholas Winton at Maidenhead station is currently positioned near one of the fast platforms at the station.

“With modernisation work taking place at the station, the statue will be moved from its current position to another platform during this work.”

Sir Nicholas was aged just 29 when he masterminded the rescue of hundreds of children, who were destined for concentration camps, from Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia.

In total, he helped 669 children escape the country on trains headed for the UK on a scheme which was called Kindertransport.

The Maidenhead resident kept his remarkable story to himself for many years until an old scrapbook containing the details of it emerged.

In 2021, Great Western Railway marked Holocaust Memorial Day by lighting up the statue with 669 candles, representing each of the children he helped to safety.

A film about the life of Sir Nicky is expected to premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival this month.