Loaves and Fishes
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Location
| Street: | North Road |
| Town: | Brighton |
| Parish: | Brighton |
| Council: | Brighton & Hove City Council |
| County: | East Sussex |
| Postcode: | BN1 |
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| Object setting: | On building |
| Access is: | Public |
| Location note: | Set into the wall of the Brighthelm Church & Community Centre |
| In the AZ book: | East Sussex |
| Page: | 162 |
| Grid reference: | D6 |
| 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 : | John Skelton |
| Role: | Sculptor |
| Qualify: | and |
| Company/Group : | Wells-Thorpe and Suppel Ltd. |
| Role: | Architect |
| Name : | Helen Mary Skelton |
| Role: | Sculptor |
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General Information
| Commissioned by: | Brighthelm Church & Community Centre |
| Installation date: | 1987 |
| Unveiling date: | 10/10/1987 |
| Work is: | Extant |
| Owner custodian: | Brighthelm Church & Community Centre |
| Object listing: | Not listed |
| Description: | A large sculpture set into an open rectangle in the brick wall. The sculpture depicts a hand holding a loaf of bread with intertwining fish above and below. |
| Iconographical description: | Refers to Christ feeding the 5000 with but five loaves and two fish. (Matthew 14:13–21, Mark 6:31-44, Luke 9:10-17 and John 6:5-15) |
| Signatures: | Top left hand corner of the side facing the road:
John Skelton There is a further line underneath the name but this is illegible; it could be the name of his daughter, Helen Mary and a date. |
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Classification
| Categories: | Religious |
| Object type1: | Sculpture |
| Subject type1: | Figurative |
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Object Parts
| Part 1: | Sculpture |
| Material: | Stone |
| Height (cm): | 110 |
| Width (cm): | 190 |
| Depth (cm): | 40 |
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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: | Biological growth |
| More details: | The signature is still legible but the line underneath and the date has been worn away. Some biological growth at the bottom of the side facing the road. The other aspect faces inwards to the building above a stairwell and is heavily coated with moss and algae due to a lack of sunlight on its surface. |
| Date of on-site inspection: | 17/10/2007 |
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History
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References
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Photographs
Author: Brighthelm Community Centre Copyright: Brighthelm Community Centre |  Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |
 Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |  Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |
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