The Horsham Heritage Sundial
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Location
| Street: | Blackhorse Way Forum |
| Town: | Horsham |
| Parish: | Horsham |
| Council: | Horsham District Council |
| County: | West Sussex |
| Postcode: | RH12 |
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| Object setting: | Garden |
| Access is: | Public |
| Location note: | Set in pedestrianised area opposite Sainsburys Superstore and Beales. |
| 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 : | Edwin Russell |
| Role: | Sculptor |
| Qualify: | assisted by |
| Name : | Damian Fennell |
| Role: | Sculptor |
| Name : | Lorne McKean |
| Role: | Sculptor |
| Qualify: | and |
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General Information
| Commissioned by: | Horsham District Council |
| Unveiling date: | 24/10/2003 |
| Work is: | Extant |
| Owner custodian: | Horsham District Council |
| Object listing: | Not listed |
| Description: | A three dimensional pierced bronze ring with relief sculptures and lettering depicting the history of the Horsham District. The sundial sits on a marble base that is set with an encircling bronze text ring describing the narrative depicted on the sculptural reliefs of the sundial. The sundial is placed in the centre of a pedestrianised shopping area. |
| Signatures: | Western edge of sundial:
ATELIER FOUNDRY |
| Inscription: | THE HORSHAM HERITAGE SUNDIAL / UNVEILED BY HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN / 24 OCTOBER 2003 / COMMISSIONED BY HORSHAM DISTRICT COUNCIL / SCULPTURE AND DESIGN BY LORNE McKEAN AND EDWIN RUSSELL, WITH DAMIAN FENNELL / THE SUNDIAL IS THE START OF THE DISTRICT-WIDE HERITAGE TRAIL AND IS ALSO THE HOME OF / HORSHAM DISTRICT'S TIME CAPSULE WHICH HOUSES OBJECTS SELECTED AND VOTED ON BY GROUPS AND / INDIVIDUALS ACROSS THE DISTRICT AS BEING THE MOST REPRESENTATIVE IN THE YEAR 2000 Bronze plaque on the base, facing south: HORSHAM DISTRICT COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE FOLLOWING FOR MAKINGTHE SUNDIAL POSSIBLE J SAINSBURY DEVELOPMENTS LTD SAINSBURY'S SUPERMARKETS LTD ALLDERS DEPARTMENT STORES LTD On the sundial pictorial relief, the Shelley quote in raised letters: THE ONE REMAINS THE MANY CHANGE AND PASS The pictorial reliefs have raised letters describing the narrative with dates. |
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Classification
| Categories: | Free Standing, Commemorative, Sculptural, Functional |
| Object type1: | Relief |
| Object type2: | Sculpture |
| Subject type1: | Pictorial |
| Subject subtype1: | Group |
| Subject type2: | Figurative |
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Object Parts
| Part 1: | Base |
| Material: | Marble |
| Height (cm): | 36 |
| Width (cm): | 405 |
| Depth (cm): | 405 |
| Part 2: | Sundial |
| Material: | Bronze |
| Height (cm): | 180 |
| Width (cm): | 275 |
| Depth (cm): | 275 |
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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: | The sundial was unveiled by H.M. Queen Elizabeth II.
The One remains, the many change and pass; Heaven's light forever shines, Earth's shadows fly; Life, like a dome of many-coloured glass, Stains the white radiance of Eternity, Until Death tramples it to fragments.—Die, If thou wouldst be with that which thou dost seek! Follow where all is fled!—Rome's azure sky, Flowers, ruins, statues, music, words, are weak The glory they transfuse with fitting truth to speak Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792–1822), 'Adonais: An Elegy on the Death of John Keat' |
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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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