Alfred the Great in the Neatherd's Cottage Sir Henry Edmund Knight With another basket and spade

With another basket and spade in front of him and a bell on the floor behind him

Two women wearing the latest fashions in an outdoor setting

with railings and no steps

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

A large house set in landscaped grounds with open lawns

Alfred the Great in the Neatherd's Cottage Sir Henry Edmund Knight With another basket and spadeAlfred 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.