Two photographs of the statue of the famous king, commissioned by Lord Wantage and erected by Count Gleichen in 1877 in the Market Place. King Alfred was born in 849AD in the royal palace of King Ethelwulf, which stood in the town.

Date:
1860 - 1922
Location:
Statue Of King Alfred The Great, Market Place, Wantage, Vale Of White Horse, Oxfordshire
Reference:
HT00999
Type:
Photograph (Inkjet Print)
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Description

[COPY HWT08432]

Content

This is part of the Series: HWT01/01 Glass Plate Negatives And Inkjet Prints; within the Collection: HWT01 Henry W Taunt Collection

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Photographer: Taunt, Henry William

Keywords

Sculpture, Victorian Commemorative Monument