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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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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