A proposed statue of gay mathematician and codebreaker Alan Turing at the site of his former college, King’s College Cambridge, is facing a backlash as it “would be at odds with the existing character of the college.” The claims come from Historic England, according to The Telegraph.
The group added that the statue might impact on the “striking collection of historic buildings within a sweeping landscape.” Claire Campbell, a spokesperson for the group, said: “We recognise that the proposal would