The St. Leonard's Forest Dragon
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Location
| Street: | Horsham Park, North Street |
| Town: | Horsham |
| Parish: | Horsham |
| Council: | Horsham District Council |
| County: | West Sussex |
| Postcode: | RH12 |
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| Object setting: | Public Park |
| Access is: | Public |
| Location note: | In the centre of the Horsham in Bloom Millennium Maze |
| In the AZ book: | West Sussex |
| Page: | 25 |
| Grid reference: | N9 |
| 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 : | Hannah Holmes |
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General Information
| Commissioned by: | Horsham in Bloom |
| Commissioned also by: | Ballast plc South East & Royal Sun Alliance |
| Construction period: | 2000 |
| Work is: | Extant |
| Owner custodian: | Horsham in Bloom |
| Object listing: | Not listed |
| Description: | A bronze sculpture of a seated dragon with wings folded, sat upon a large natural rock. The sculpture stands in the centre of a child's maze in an enclosed garden in the park. |
| Iconographical description: | Local legend says that St. Leonard fought with a dragon in the nearby St. Leonard's Forest.. |
| Signatures: | At the bottom of the wing:
Hannah Holmes 2000 |
| Inscription: | Horsham in Bloom THE ST. LEONARD'S FOREST DRAGON by Hannah Holmes sponsored by BALLAST plc SOUTH EAST and ROYAL & SUNALLIANCE May 2001 |
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Classification
| Categories: | Sculptural, Free Standing, Animal |
| Object type1: | Sculpture |
| Subject type1: | Mythological |
| Subject subtype1: | Seated |
| Subject type2: | Figurative |
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Object Parts
| Part 1: | Sculpture |
| Material: | Bronze |
| Height (cm): | 120 |
| Width (cm): | 115 |
| Depth (cm): | 90 |
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Object Condition
| Overall condition: | Good |
| Risk assessment: | No known risk |
| Date of on-site inspection: | 11/09/2007 |
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History
| History: | 'Horsham in Bloom wanted the Millennium Maze to be a lasting tribute to mark the move into a new Millennium. The Committee was keen to have a local theme. The maze incorporates the myths and legends that are well known in the Horsham Area. For example, St Leonard's Forest lies on the northern outskirts of the town and for generations people have believed that it was home to a dragon. The stories about the dragon brought St. Leonard to the forest where he confronted the beast. In the fight blood was spilt, and where the blood fell patches of lilies of the Valley sprang up. Today visitors to the forest will still see these ancient markers blooming every year.'
(http://www.horshaminbloom.org.uk/pages/m/m1/m1.html) |
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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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