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 |
Location on Google Map | |
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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