Statue of king Alfred from behind. vandalised missing Axe

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Vandalized on Christmas eve, 2008

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Size: 3348px × 5023px
Location: Marketplace, the Square, Wantage, Oxfordshire. UK
Photo credit: © Peter Sykes / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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