Statue of Alfred the Great, Wantage
The statue of Alfred the Great, in the Wantage market place, was sculpted by Count Gleichen, a relative of Queen Victoria's, and unveiled on 14 July 1877 by the Prince and Princess of Wales.[1] It was presented to the town by Robert Loyd-Lindsay, 1st Baron Wantage.[2]
The Grade II listed[2] statue was vandalised on New Year's Eve 2007, losing part of its right arm and axe. After the arm and axe were replaced the statue was again vandalised on Christmas Eve 2008, losing its axe.[1]
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- Townsend, Ian (3 January 2008). "Statue damage quiz man bailed". Wantage Herald. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
- Historic England. "Statue of King Alfred (Grade II) (1198394)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
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