Title

The Blowing Stone, Kingston Lisle, Oxfordshire, c1860-c1922

Caption

The Blowing Stone, Kingston Lisle, Oxfordshire, c1860-c1922. The Blowing Stone is a naturally perforated sarsen which emits a sound when blown into. Legend claims Alfred the Great used it to assemble his army. The boy charges tourists who want to try the stone.

Date

1860

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images

Reference

HRM19A80_359

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

53,7Mb (2,1Mb) / 16,3in x 12,8in / 4900 x 3833 (300dpi)

Keywords

travel nature tree England people male boy boys music plant stone arts monarch king royal rustic trumpet century musical instrument Oxfordshire royalty concept legend B&W tourist attraction MONOCHROME 19th century black & white black and white B W legendary 20th century nineteenth century rural tourism English Heritage Kingston Lisle rural life sovereign TGN photograph Henry Taunt HW Taunt King Alfred the Great Alfred the Great King Alfred King of Wessex Aelfred Alfred I Taunt Henry King Alfred the Great photograph