Distance marker
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Location
Street: | West Parade |
Town: | Bexhill on Sea |
Parish: | Bexhill on Sea |
Council: | Rother District Council |
County: | East Sussex |
Postcode: | TN39 |
Location on Google Map | |
Access is: | Public |
Location note: | On the Promenade opposite the Clock Tower. |
In the AZ book: | East Sussex |
Page: | 145 |
Grid reference: | J2 |
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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General Information
Work is: | Extant |
Owner custodian: | Rother District Council |
Object listing: | Not listed |
Description: | A rough hewn sandstone shaft supporting a sandstone slab into which is set a bronze plate with direction markings, distances and latitude and longitudes. |
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Classification
Categories: | Roadside / Wayside, Functional, Free Standing |
Object type1: | Marker |
Object subtype1: | Indicator |
Subject type1: | Non-figurative |
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Object Parts
Part 1: | Marker plate |
Material: | Bronze |
Width (cm): | 44 |
Depth (cm): | 44 |
Part 2: | Topstone |
Material: | Sandstone |
Height (cm): | 26 |
Width (cm): | 69 |
Depth (cm): | 67 |
Part 3: | Base |
Material: | Sandstone |
Height (cm): | 72 |
Width (cm): | 58 |
Depth (cm): | 48 |
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Object Condition
Overall condition: | Good |
Risk assessment: | No known risk |
Condition 1 of type: | Surface |
Condition 1: | Corrosion, deterioration |
Condition 2: | Metallic staining |
More details: | Some rustingand colouration to screws and immediately surrounding the plate. General weather wearing to stone. |
Condition 2 of type: | Structural |
Condition 1: | Broken or missing parts |
More details: | Three holes in the top stone indicate a missing part. The gnomon from the centre of the plate is also missing. |
Date of on-site inspection: | 15/10/2007 |
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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 |
Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons | Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |
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