Sainsbury's Sculptural Relief
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Location
| Street: | Buckhurst Place |
| Town: | Bexhill on Sea |
| Parish: | Bexhill on Sea |
| Council: | Rother District Council |
| County: | East Sussex |
| Postcode: | TN39 |
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| Object setting: | On building |
| Access is: | Public |
| Location note: | Set into the wall of Sainsbury's Supermarket |
| In the AZ book: | East Sussex |
| Page: | 145 |
| Grid reference: | K2 |
| 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 : | Joyce Collins |
| Role: | Sculptor |
| Name : | Henry Collins |
| Role: | Sculptor |
| Qualify: | and |
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General Information
| Commissioned by: | J Sainsbury plc |
| Installation date: | 1976 |
| Work is: | Extant |
| Owner custodian: | J Sainsbury plc |
| Object listing: | Not listed |
| Description: | Three arched panels set into the exterior wall of Sainsbury's supermarket. Within each panel there are a series of variable sized sculptural reliefs relating to local historical events, industry and landmarks. |
| Signatures: | Bottom right of third panel:
HENRY & JOYCE COLLINS 1976 |
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Classification
| Categories: | Sculptural, Composite |
| Object type1: | Relief |
| Object type2: | Sculpture |
| Object type3: | Mural |
| Subject type1: | Pictorial |
| Subject type2: | Symbolic |
| Subject type3: | Figurative |
| Subject type4: | Non-figurative |
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Object Parts
| Part 1: | Small reliefs |
| Material: | Concrete |
| Height (cm): | 65 |
| Width (cm): | 65 |
| Depth (cm): | 10 |
| Part 2: | Arched panel (x3) |
| Material: | Concrete |
| Height (cm): | 245 |
| Width (cm): | 420 |
| Depth (cm): | 10 |
| Part 3: | Large reliefs |
| Material: | Concrete |
| Height (cm): | 120 |
| Width (cm): | 120 |
| Depth (cm): | 10 |
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Object Condition
| Overall condition: | Good |
| Risk assessment: | No known risk |
| Date of on-site inspection: | 06/08/2007 |
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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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