Alfred the Great in the Neatherd's Cottage Sir Henry Edmund Knight Two women wearing the latest

Two women wearing the latest fashions in an outdoor setting

A dog runs along beside the man's barrow

possibly a prayer book for sale

an alley way to the Ship Inn Yard and a fancy goods shop on Borough High Street

behind the platform panels show The Insatiable Irish Growley Wowly

Alfred the Great in the Neatherd's Cottage Sir Henry Edmund Knight Two women wearing the latestAlfred the Great in the Neatherd's Cottage. 1863. Youngest son of King thelwulf, Alfred became King of Wessex during a time of constant Viking attack. He was driven into hiding by a Viking raid into Wessex, led by the Dane, Guthorm, and took refuge in the Athelney marshes in Somerset.