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King Alfred the Great Statue by Hamo Thornycroft under blue skies surrounded by autumnal colours.
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'.
Seasonal weather, Winchester, Hampshire, UK - 28 Oct 2022