File:Harold and Edith Statue, West Marina Gardens, Sea Road, St Leonards (plaque).jpg

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English: Inscription: This statue's original inscription, written along its base under the axe, read:

'Edith finding the body of harold on the battle-field of hastings' It celebrates the moment at the end of the Battle of Hastings in 1066 when the remains of King Harold II, the last Anglo-Saxon King of England, were discovered and identified by his wife of 20 years, Edith Swan-neck. Made in 1875 by Charles Augustus William Wilke (c1832-1885) Donated to Hastings town in the same year by Lord Brassey (MP for Hastings 1868-1886)

Plaque provided by CARE: Campaign for A 'Roof' for Edith with help of Hastings Local History Group
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Author Alexis Markwick
Camera location50° 51′ 02.47″ N, 0° 32′ 34.27″ E  Heading=92.61° Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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