Fuel for the Fossil
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Location
| Street: | Promenade |
| Town: | Eastbourne |
| Parish: | Eastbourne |
| Council: | Eastbourne Borough Council |
| County: | East Sussex |
| Postcode: | BN23 |
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| Object setting: | Public Park |
| and in: | Road or Wayside |
| Access is: | Public |
| Location note: | Halfway between sovereign pool and water treatment plant in Sovereign Park |
| In the AZ book: | East Sussex |
| Page: | 155 |
| Grid reference: | J6 |
| 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
| Name : | Steve Geliot |
| Role: | Sculptor |
| Qualify: | with |
| Company/Group : | Generations Art Project |
| Role: | Designer |
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General Information
| Construction period: | 2000 |
| Work is: | Extant |
| Owner custodian: | Eastbourne Borough Council |
| Object listing: | Not listed |
| Description: | A rough hewn sculpture of a heart, made of concrete, celebrating walking as part of the Pathway to Health project, set on 18 wooden uprights. S face has an inscribed plaque set on a large rock in front of the sculpture. |
| Inscription: | FUEL FOR THE FOSSIL BY STEVE GELIOT AND PARTICIPANTS FROM GENERATIONS ART PROJECT JULY 2000 A SCULPTURE CELEBRATING WALKING AS PART OF THE PATHWAY TO HEALTH WALK PROJECT |
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Classification
| Categories: | Sculptural, Roadside / Wayside, Free Standing |
| Object type1: | Sculpture |
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Object Parts
| Part 1: | Heart |
| Material: | Stone |
| Height (cm): | 75 |
| Width (cm): | 85 |
| Depth (cm): | 35 |
| Part 2: | Highest upright |
| Material: | Oak |
| Height (cm): | 135 |
| Width (cm): | 20 |
| Depth (cm): | 20 |
| Part 3: | Lowest upright |
| Material: | Oak |
| Height (cm): | 85 |
| Width (cm): | 24 |
| Depth (cm): | 24 |
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Object Condition
| Overall condition: | Good |
| Risk assessment: | No known risk |
| Condition 1 of type: | Surface |
| Condition 1: | Corrosion, deterioration |
| Condition 2: | Biological growth |
| More details: | Inscribed tablet has some weather wearing on inscription. |
| Condition 2 of type: | Structural |
| Condition 1: | Broken or missing parts |
| More details: | Insrcibed tablet chipped on edge |
| 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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