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Description. The statue stands in the garden in the centre of Trinity Church Square in Southwark. [2] It stands 2.6 metres (8.5 ft) high and depicts a broad-shouldered, bearded man wearing robes and a crown. [3] It is thought to depict the 9th-century Anglo-Saxon king Alfred the Great. [4] The rear of the statue is quite plain, and it may have ...
Nov 11, 2021 · Trinity House. Alfred the Great, in Trinity Church Square, Southwark, was thought medieval until recent conservation work. The figure considered to be the oldest outdoor statue in the capital...
Nov 10, 2021 · Some historians think Alfred's likeness was one of those erected on Westminster Hall in the 14th century (and removed in the early 19th century). Now, new research has discovered something...
Mar 23, 2022 · Discover Alfred the Great Statue in London, England: King of the Saxons on top, Roman goddess of wisdom on the bottom.
The lists and images on this page cover depictions or references to Alfred in a wide range of media, including works of art, literature, histories and plays (mostly favourably or heroically); plus educational establishments named in his honour.
Aug 30, 2021 · AD 871-899) – which has stood in Trinity Church Square in Southwark since at least 1831 – has revealed that it was constructed in two parts, with its right leg and associated drapery having early Roman origins, possibly originally representing a goddess. Photo: Kevin Hayward.
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A bronze statue of Alfred the Great stands at the eastern end of The Broadway, close to the site of Winchester's medieval East Gate. The statue was designed by Hamo Thornycroft, cast in bronze by Singer & Sons of Frome and erected in 1899 to mark one thousand years since Alfred's death.
