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 |
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| 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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Makers
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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 |
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