Coalville Times | 1901-03-29 | Page 3 | King Alfred The Great

King Alfr.il tha ilroab The forthcoming commemoration ot King Alfred the Great, which will tako place during tho coming summer , at Winchester, Kngland, will bo one ot t tho most striking and appropriate) fe events of tho first yoar of tho new M century. Winchester Is tho monarch's , place ot burial and the ancient and ,$X royal capital ot Hngland, and tho jCfl commemoration Is ono on which her Iflnss! majesty.the lato queen early bestowed aPsl tier ppror!.'The''colosHatuiDf. xuMKmtt the king which Is now being executod by Hamo Thornycroft, It. A will tako a prominent place among the permanent perma-nent memorials which will ba the outcome out-come of the forthcoming celebration. This striking figure Is now complsta In plaster and In tha bands ot the i founders to be cast Into bronzs. It ' measures over sixteen feet In height J and somo Idea of Us colossal slzo may T bo gleaned by a comparison with thi sculptor who stands by Its side. It Is, moreover, of Mr. Thornycroffs best work. The base, which la at tha -, sams time both bold and simple, will bo composed of two hugo granite) monoliths, which are now In Cornwall awaiting transport, weighing respectively respect-ively forty and thirty-five tons. j