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Young at Heart

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Author: Anthony McIntosh
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Location

Street:Promenade
Town:Eastbourne
Parish:Eastbourne
Council:Eastbourne Borough Council
County:East Sussex
Postcode:BN21
Location on Google Map
Object setting:Road or Wayside
Access is:Public
Location note:Near the bowling greens and Treasure Island Fun Park
In the AZ book:East Sussex
Page:154
Grid reference:F8
The A-Z books used are A-Z East Sussex and A-Z West Sussex (Editions 1A 2005). Geographers' A-Z Map Company Ltd. Sevenoaks.

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Makers

Company/Group :Participants from Age Concern
     Role:Designer
Name : Fleur Gray
     Role:Sculptor
     Qualify:with

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General Information

Work is:Extant
Owner custodian:Eastbourne Borough Council
Object listing:Not listed
Description:Composed of eight wooden uprights of varying lengths with metal rails attached to the top section. The south facing bottom section is carved with wavy lines and spirals and set with vertical lines of pebbles. There is a circular indentation in the centre upright. The sculpture is set into the low wall that borders the path.
Inscription:On inscribed stone tablet set onto the small wall to the right of the statue:

YOUNG AT HEART
BY FLEUR GRAY
AND PARTICIPANTS FROM AGE CONCERN
JULY 2000
A SCULPTURE CELEBRATING WALKING
AS PART OF THE PATHWAY TO HEALTH
WALK PROJECT

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Classification

Categories:Roadside / Wayside, Free Standing, Abstract, Sculptural
Object type1:Sculpture
Subject type1:Non-figurative

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Object Parts

Part 1:Sculpture
     Material:Wood and metal
     Height (cm):150
     Width (cm):150
     Depth (cm):50

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Object Condition

Condition 1 of type:Surface
     Condition 1: Abrasions, cracks, splits
     More details:The surface of the wood is generally weather worn and cracked.
Condition 2 of type:Structural
     Condition 1: Broken or missing parts
     More details:The corner and edges of the inscribed stone tablet are chipped.
Date of on-site inspection:07/07/2007

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Author: Anthony McIntosh
Copyright: Creative Commons




Author: Anthony McIntosh
Copyright: Creative Commons




Author: Anthony McIntosh
Copyright: Creative Commons




Author: Anthony McIntosh
Copyright: Creative Commons

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