Sculpted pole
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Location
| Street: | Horsham Park |
| 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: | Inside the Waterwise Garden of the childrens play area near Horsham Pool. |
| In the AZ book: | West Sussex |
| Page: | 25 |
| Grid reference: | N8 |
| 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
| Company/Group : | John Marder, Billingshurst |
| Name : | Tom Leach |
| Role: | Sculptor |
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General Information
| Commissioned by: | Horsham District Council |
| Work is: | Extant |
| Owner custodian: | Horsham District Council |
| Object listing: | Not listed |
| Description: | A tall sculpted log featuring two bearded faces at the top, a smiling face to the east and a solemn face to the west. The sculpture is set in a garden filled with plants that require little watering. Next to the pole is an information board about water saving. |
| Iconographical description: | The smiling face represents the character who is careful with water and the solemn one the character who is wasteful. |
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Classification
| Categories: | Free Standing, Sculptural |
| Object type1: | Sculpture |
| Subject type1: | Figurative |
| Subject type2: | Symbolic |
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Object Parts
| Part 1: | Pole |
| Material: | Wood |
| Height (cm): | 560 |
| Width (cm): | 45 |
| Depth (cm): | 45 |
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Object Condition
| Overall condition: | Good |
| Risk assessment: | No known risk |
| Condition 1 of type: | Surface |
| Condition 1: | Abrasions, cracks, splits |
| More details: | Cracks all over the pole due to general weather-wearing. |
| Date of on-site inspection: | 11/09/2009 |
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History
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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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