Elgar Statue: An ode to C. Alice Roberts – Leisa Taylor

A talented writer who fell in love beneath her class with her music
class teacher
She gave up a lot and dedicated her life to nurture his difficult genius
Behind every great man…
If it wasn’t for Alice…
A scholar later noted a “tincture of radicalisation” in Alice’s novel,
Marchcroft Manor
I can’t but help imagine that Alice would approve of this occasional
site for public protest