Sungod
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Location
| Street: | North Street |
| Town: | Horsham |
| Parish: | Horsham |
| Council: | Horsham District Council |
| County: | West Sussex |
| Postcode: | RH12 |
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| Object setting: | Garden |
| and in: | Public Park |
| Access is: | Public |
| Location note: | In the centre of Park House Garden, Horsham Park |
| In the AZ book: | West Sussex |
| Page: | 26 |
| Grid reference: | A9 |
| 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 : | John Skelton |
| Role: | Sculptor |
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General Information
| Construction period: | 1991 |
| Work is: | Extant |
| Owner custodian: | Horsham District Council |
| Object listing: | Not listed |
| Description: | A brick and tile circular base set in the centre of a garden. The gnomon is in the form of a stylised male face. The numbers are inscribed on stone blocks that are set onto the base. The motto is inscribed on the face of these stone blocks. |
| Inscription: | VIII VII VI V IIII III II I XII XI X IX VIII VII VI V IIII HO RA S N ON NU M E RO N I SI SE R E N AS Metal plaque on the upper face of the base: ''I COUNT NOT THE HOURS UNLESS THEY BE HAPPY'' SUNGOD BY JOHN SKELTON |
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Classification
| Categories: | Functional, Free Standing, Abstract |
| Object type1: | Sculpture |
| Object subtype1: | Sundial |
| Subject type1: | Mythological |
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Object Parts
| Part 1: | Base |
| Material: | Brick and tile |
| Height (cm): | 40 |
| Width (cm): | 400 |
| Depth (cm): | 400 |
| Part 2: | Sculpture |
| Material: | Stone |
| Height (cm): | 90 |
| Width (cm): | 20 |
| Depth (cm): | 65 |
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Object Condition
| Overall condition: | Good |
| Risk assessment: | No known risk |
| Condition 1 of type: | Structural |
| Condition 1: | Cracks, splits, breaks, holes |
| More details: | There is evidence that at some time the gnomon was broken off about midway down. The repair to the sculpture is clearly visible. |
| Date of on-site inspection: | 11/09/2007 |
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History
| History: | The sundial replaced an earlier model in Park House Garden. |
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References
| Source 1 : | |
| Title: | 'Memorials, Monuments and Modern Memorabilia of Horsham' |
| Type: | Book |
| Author: | Salt, Dennis. |
| Edition: | 2nd. |
| Page: | 1 |
| Publisher: | The Horsham Society. |
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Photographs
Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |  Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |
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