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King Alfred The Great
King Alfred The Great — Public artwork (statue).
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Borough · 0.3 km
- Wheelchair accessible
About
King Alfred The Great is a place of interest in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "Public artwork (statue).". Coordinates: 51.4989°, -0.0936°.
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From the Wikipedia article
The statue of Alfred the Great in Southwark is thought to be London's oldest outdoor statue. The lower portion comes from a Roman statue dating to the late 1st or early 2nd century AD, while the top portion is a late 18th- or early 19th-century Coade stone addition in medieval style.
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Background
Description
The statue stands in the garden in the centre of Trinity Church Square in Southwark. It stands 2.6 m high and depicts a broad-shouldered, bearded man wearing robes and a crown. It is thought to depict the 9th-century Anglo-Saxon king Alfred the Great. The rear of the statue is quite plain, and it may have been intended for display in a niche. The garden is usually private and accessible only by residents of the road, but was opened to the public for the first time on a temporary basis in November 2021. The statue itself is visible from the public streets in the square around the garden. The statue was granted protection as a Grade II listed building on 2 March 1950.
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- Coordinates
- 51.4989, -0.0936
- District
- Southwark
- Parish
- Southwark, unparished area
- Postcode
- SE1 4HT
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bermondsey and Old Southwark
- Phone
- +44 20 7378 7764
- Nearest railway station
- Borough — 0.3 km
- Opening
- | restore =
- Official site
- baitulazizmosque.org.uk
Sources
- osm: n540307962 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Statue of Alfred the Great, Southwark (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Statue of King Alfred the Great, Trinity Church Square, Southwark in March 2011 01.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is King Alfred The Great?
- King Alfred The Great is in London, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 51.4989°, -0.0936°. The nearest railway station is Borough, around 0.3 km away.
- Is King Alfred The Great wheelchair accessible?
- Yes — King Alfred The Great is tagged in OpenStreetMap as wheelchair-accessible.
- What are the opening hours for King Alfred The Great?
- OpenStreetMap records opening hours as: | restore =. Check the official site to confirm seasonal changes.