The statue of the great British King, commissioned by Lord Wantage and executed in 1877 by Count Gleichen, standing in the town's Market Place. Alfred was born in the town in 849AD, when the court of King Ethelwulf was staying at the royal palace.

Date:
1890
Location:
Statue Of King Alfred The Great, Market Place, Wantage, Vale Of White Horse, Oxfordshire
Reference:
HT06597
Type:
Photograph (Inkjet Print)
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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