King Alfred Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 March 1983. Memorial.

King Alfred Memorial

WRENN ID: grey-rubblework-holly
Grade: II
Local Planning Authority: Dorset
Country: England
Date first listed: 21 March 1983
Type: Memorial
Source: Historic England listing

Description

SHORE ROAD 1. 5190 King Alfred Memorial SZ 0378 NW 5/139 II

Erected 1862 by John Mowlem. A granite Tuscan column, set on 2 stone steps and inscribed - "In commemoration of a great naval battle fought with the Danes -in Swanage Bay by Alfred the Great. AD 877". "Erected by Johm Mowlem. AD 1862". On top of the columns are 4 cannon balls, brought from the Crimean War. (This motif was repeated round the tennis courts of Purbeck House qv). A prominent feature of the sea front.

Listing NGR: SZ0313378890

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