Alec Parks memorial bench
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Location
| Street: | Cuckoo Trail |
| Town: | Heathfield |
| Parish: | Heathfield and Waldron |
| Council: | Wealden District Council |
| County: | East Sussex |
| Postcode: | TN21 |
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| Object setting: | Public Park |
| and in: | Road or Wayside |
| Access is: | Public |
| Location note: | Picnic area, near to Ghyll Road entrance of Cuckoo Trail |
| In the AZ book: | East Sussex |
| Page: | 76 |
| Grid reference: | D3 |
| 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
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General Information
| Commissioned by: | The Community Association and Parish Council of Heathfield and Waldron |
| Installation date: | 1995 |
| Owner custodian: | East Sussex County Council |
| Object listing: | Not listed |
| Description: | Stylised carved wooden bench with tree motif carved into large upright. Smaller upright has carvings of a dog and of wheat. |
| Inscription: | ALEC PARKS North facing tall upright, metal plaque: Donated by The Community Association & Parish Council of HEATHFIELD AND WALDRON In memory of ALEC PARKS 1995 |
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Classification
| Categories: | Sculptural, Functional, Free Standing, Commemorative |
| Object type1: | Street furniture |
| Object type2: | Sculpture |
| Subject type1: | Figurative |
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Object Parts
| Part 1: | North facing carved upright |
| Material: | Wood |
| Height (cm): | 220 |
| Width (cm): | 46 |
| Depth (cm): | 10 |
| Part 2: | South facing carved upright |
| Material: | Wood |
| Height (cm): | 85 |
| Width (cm): | 48 |
| Depth (cm): | 9 |
| Part 3: | Seat - horizontal plank |
| Material: | Wood |
| Height (cm): | 8 |
| Width (cm): | 200 |
| Depth (cm): | 45 |
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Object Condition
| Overall condition: | Fair |
| Risk assessment: | At risk |
| Condition 1 of type: | Surface |
| Condition 1: | Corrosion, deterioration |
| Condition 2: | Abrasions, cracks, splits |
| More details: | Wood very weather worn and cracked all over. |
| Condition 2 of type: | Structural |
| Condition 1: | Cracks, splits, breaks, holes |
| More details: | Severe cracking to the south facing upright. |
| Condition 3 of type: | Vandalism |
| Condition 1: | Graffiti |
| More details: | In black marker pen to the northern aspect of the taller upright. |
| 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 |
 Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |  Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |
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