Young at Heart
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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: | 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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History
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References
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Photographs
Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |  Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |
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