People are leaving jars of marmalade and flowers at the Paddington Bear statue in London

You might want to have some tissues handy if you’re commuting through Paddington station today.

After the news broke that author Michael Bond passed away on Tuesday, Londoners have found a touching way to say thank you for his most famous creation, Paddington Bear.

A bronze statue of the marmalade-guzzling children’s book character, which has famously sat in Platform 1 in since 2000, has been showered with bunches of flowers and jars of marmalade today.

Nina Stibbe was the first to spot the touching scene on Platform 1 as she commuted home last night, sharing a picture of the statue on Twitter.

Paddington fans were quick to respond to the scene, praising Londoners for the fitting tribute.

“Nice to realise that people still have a little sentimentality in their souls,” said one user.

“What I really love is that someone's gone all out and bought the fancy fine cut for him. Paddington deserves the best,” said another.

A last-minute Christmas gift for his wife inspired Michael Bond to create the much-loved children’s book character, famous for his duffel coat, floppy hat and love of marmalade.

The furry adventurer first appeared in bookstores in 1958, where he he arrived in London Paddington from “Darkest Peru”, wearing a sign saying "Please look after this bear. Thank you."

Since then, Bond’s creation has become an icon immortalised in print and on screen with more than 35 million copies of the books sold worldwide.

His publisher, HarperCollins, said the author died Tuesday at his home after a short illness.

Ann-Janine Murtagh, executive publisher of HarperCollins Children’s Books, said Bond “will be forever remembered for his creation of the iconic Paddington, with his duffel coat and Wellington boots, which touched my own heart as a child and will live on in the hearts of future generations.”