Statue of Alfred the Great, Southwark

Statue of Alfred the Great
Pictured in 2009
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51°29′56″N 0°05′37″W / 51.49889°N 0.09361°W / 51.49889; -0.09361
LocationSouthwark
MaterialCoade stone and Bath stone
Listed Building – Grade II
Official nameStatue in Centre of Trinity Church Square
Designated2 March 1950
Reference no.1385998[1]

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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