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XXVIII. Enquiries concerning the Tomb of King Alfred, at Hyde Abbey, near Winchester. By Henry Howard, Esq. In a Letter to George Nayler, Esq. York Herald, F.A.S.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 July 2012

Henry Howard Esq.
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The high veneration I feel for the character and principles of our renowned Alfred, led me, whilst we were quartered in Winchester last year, to make the discovery of his tomb an object of research.

History informs us, that Alfred and his queen Alfwitha were buried in the church of Newanminster, which he founded and began, and which after his death was finished by Edward the elder, who was also interred near his father.

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Archaeologia , Volume 13 , 1800 , pp. 309 - 312
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Copyright © The Society of Antiquaries of London 1800

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page 312 note [a] In PI. XXII. C is an inclosure filled with remains of the abbey buildings, and is supposed to have been the abbot's part of the monastery. There is scarcely a house in Hyde Street which does not shew some remains of the abbey.

E. Scite of the abbey mill. F. the mill dam. G. the seite of St. Bartholomew's church. H. remains of fish-ponds. PP. Abbey buildings.