The statue of King Alfred by W. Hamo Thornycroft, R. A., is one of the largest single figures in bronze ever produced in the United Kingdom. From the base to the tip of the upraised arm measures ...

King Alfred the Great's statue in Winchester is getting its first wash and wax for 10 years. The 105-year-old statue of the former king is undergoing a facelift to remove grime accumulated over the ...

Fox News contributor Alveda King, a niece of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., told "Your World" Monday that statues of historic figures can be problematic because of the potential for them to be seen ...

A statue of King Alfred in Oxfordshire has been vandalised for a second time in less than a year. In the early hours of Christmas Eve, the statue's stone axe was found in pieces at its base in Wantage ...

In other words, King Alfred has the legs of a goddess, which predate the man's birth by more than 700 years. At the same time, the upper part of the body was found to be younger than suspected.

"The statue is on a plinth and they would have had quite a climb to get to the arm." The statue was commissioned by Col Robert Loyd-Lindsay to mark the 1,000th anniversary of King Alfred the Great ...

HE defended the country against Viking conquests and now King Alfred is being pampered with a wash and wax. The bronze statue is getting a scrub and polish with a new layer of protective wax to ...

Although Alfred is a private university, ... and the statue of King Alfred on the quad often joins in on the choice of attire when students dress him up for special occasions.

The statue has stood in the town's Market Place for almost 150 years after being commissioned by Col Robert Loyd-Lindsay to mark the 1,000th anniversary of the king's birth in the town.

A MAN who handed himself in to police today in connection with damage to Wantage's iconic King Alfred statue has been released on bail. Police said the 24-year-old was arrested and interviewed on ...

This King Joffrey Statue Is A Bigger Abomination Than Game Of ... to gain maximum interest in the stunt before slipping a rope around Joffrey’s neck and attaching the other end to a winch.

Sculptor Hamo Thornycroft created the statue in 1900 to mark the 1,000th anniversary of Alfred's death. It was unveiled in 1901 and the £5,000 cost was funded by public subscriptions. Work is ...