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The Statue of Alfred the Great is located in the centre of Winchester, England. It was commissioned in 1899 as part of the celebrations of the millennium since the death of Alfred the Great, the Saxon monarch considered one of the founders of England. [1] Designed by the Royal Academician Hamo Thornycroft, it was completed in 1901.
The Broadway. One of the most easily recognisable landmarks in Winchester is the striking statue of King Alfred the Great, which stands at the eastern end of The Broadway, close to the site of the city's medieval East Gate. The statue of a suitably heroic Alfred was designed by Hamo Thornycroft, R.A., and erected in 1899 to mark one thousand ...
Scholar, soldier, statesman, King Alfred (c 849-899) rebuilt Winchester after the Dark Ages and made it his capital. His last known resting place has been commemorated with the opening in 2003 of Hyde Abbey Garden, designed by leading landscape architect and former pupil of Winchester College, Kim Wilkie. Today his imposing bronze statue which ...
Jun 3, 2023 · 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. The statue is placed on a pedestal consisting of two immense blocks of grey Cornish granite. The huge statue ...
The Alfred the Great Statue was commissioned to mark the millennium of Alfred’s death but the delivery and assembly was a bungled and botched affair, which Winchester would sooner forget about. Alfred the Great’s reign is steeped in mystery as few accurate records exist due to the Norman’s systematic destruction of Anglo Saxon history but one fact is certain; the date of Alfred’s death ...
statue memorial monument remembrance king Anglo Saxon (410 - 1065) Victorian (1837 - 1901) In 1899 it was decided to build a statue of King Alfred to mark the millennium of his death - he died 1000 years earlier. He ruled from 849-899. The statue was finished in 1901. It has the inscription 'Aelfred, To the Founder of the Kingdom and Nation'.
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PhD, Associate Editor, the Victorian Web. Alfred the Great (849-899). Sir W. Hamo Thornycroft, R. A. (1850-1925). 1901. Bronze, on rough-hewn grey Cornish granite. Winchester. [Click on images to enlarge them.] In September 1901, Winchester, the ancient capital of Wessex, was the focus of celebrations marking the Millenary of King Alfred's death.
