The Spirit of Cricket
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Location
| Street: | Queens Road |
| Town: | Hastings |
| Parish: | Hastings |
| Council: | Hastings Borough Council |
| County: | East Sussex |
| Postcode: | TN34 |
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| Object setting: | Outside building |
| and in: | On building |
| Access is: | Public |
| Location note: | Queens Square, outside the entrance to Priory Meadow Shopping Centre |
| In the AZ book: | East Sussex |
| Page: | 127 |
| Grid reference: | M6 |
| 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 : | Allan Sly F.R.B.S. |
| Role: | Sculptor |
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General Information
| Commissioned by: | Boots Properties PLC. |
| Construction period: | 1997 |
| Installation date: | 1997 |
| Unveiling date: | 06/06/1997 |
| Work is: | Extant |
| Owner custodian: | BTW Shiells (present owners of Priory Meadow) |
| Object listing: | Not listed |
| Description: | A cricketer at the wickets, standing on one leg, bat raised in the air, depicted as having just hit the ball. The ball is set some 9metres high on the wall of a nearby shop. There is a bronze plaque to the N.W. of the statue set into the paving stones. |
| Signatures: | On the corner of the bronze base:
Sly97 |
| Inscription: | ''THE SPIRIT OF CRICKET'' Unveiled by HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN to celebrate the opening of Priory Meadow Shopping Centre. Priory Meadow Shopping Centre is built on the site of the former Central Cricket and Recreation Ground on which the game was enjoyed for over 130 years. Commissioned by Boots PropertiesPLC. Sculptor - Allan Sly FRBS 6th June 1997 |
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Classification
| Categories: | Free Standing, Composite, Commemorative, Sculptural |
| Object type1: | Statue |
| Object type2: | Sculpture |
| Subject type1: | Figurative |
| Subject subtype1: | Standing |
| Subject type2: | Portrait |
| Subject subtype1: | Standing |
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Object Parts
| Part 1: | Ball |
| Material: | Bronze, patinated blue/green |
| Part 2: | Cricketer |
| Material: | Bronze, patinated blue/green |
| Height (cm): | 300 |
| Width (cm): | 180 |
| Depth (cm): | 80 |
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Object Condition
| Overall condition: | Good |
| Risk assessment: | No known risk |
| Date of on-site inspection: | 15/10/2007 |
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History
| History: | The statue was unveiled by H.M. The Queen. |
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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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