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West Sussex County Times Anniversary Sculpture

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Author: Anthony McIntosh
Copyright for Photograph:

Creative Commons

Location

Street:Carfax
Town:Horsham
Parish:Horsham
Council:Horsham District Council
County:West Sussex
Postcode:RH12
Location on Google Map
Object setting:Road or Wayside
Access is:Public
Location note:At the South Street end of Carfax in pedestrianised area.
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 : Terence Clark
     Role:Sculptor

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General Information

Installation date:1994
Work is:Extant
Owner custodian:Horsham District Council
Object listing:Not listed
Description:Oval cobbled and paved base. A cast iron noticeboard supported by a sculpture of an upright pen and nib to the west and by a sculpture of a newspaper 'web' on the east. The 'web' holds five cast iron newspapers on either side, each with 'County Times' in raised letters at the top.
Signatures:Vertical on the rear of the pen and nib, the artist's monogram and:
1994 TERENCE CLARK
Inscription:Raised letters at the top of each of the newspapers:

County Times

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Classification

Categories:Functional, Sculptural, Composite, Free Standing, Commemorative
Object type1:Sculpture
Object type2:Street furniture
Subject type1:Figurative

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Object Parts

Part 1:Base
     Material:Brick and paving stones
     Height (cm):10
     Width (cm):400
     Depth (cm):180
Part 2:Newspaper 'web' (fans out)
     Material:Anodised cast iron
     Height (cm):350
     Width (cm):75
     Depth (cm):40
Part 3:Pen
     Material:Anodised cast iron
     Height (cm):315
     Width (cm):30
     Depth (cm):45
Part 4:Notice board
     Material:Anodised cast iron
     Height (cm):103
     Width (cm):143
     Depth (cm):15

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Object Condition

Overall condition:Good
Risk assessment:No known risk
Condition 1 of type:Vandalism
     Condition 1: Graffiti
     More details:Some minor scratched graffiti to the surface of the pen.
Date of on-site inspection:11/09/2007

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History

History:The sculpture was commissioned to commemorate the 125th anniversary of the County Times. The sculpture represents journalism.

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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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