West Sussex County Times Anniversary Sculpture
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Location
| Street: | Carfax |
| Town: | Horsham |
| Parish: | Horsham |
| Council: | Horsham District Council |
| County: | West Sussex |
| Postcode: | RH12 |
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| 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: | 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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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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