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Weir Tree

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Author: Anthony McIntosh
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Location

Street:Holmsdale Gardens
Town:Hastings
Parish:Hastings
Council:Hastings Borough Council
County:East Sussex
Postcode:TN34
Location on Google Map
Object setting:Public Park
Access is:Public
Location note:At the ponds in Summerfields Woods
In the AZ book:East Sussex
Page:127
Grid reference:L6
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.
OS Reference:TQ809097

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Makers

Name : Joc Hare
     Role:Sculptor

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General Information

Commissioned by: Hastings Borough Council
Commissioned also by: Greenspace Project
Construction period:2003
Installation date:2003
Unveiling date:2003
Work is:Extant
Owner custodian:Hastings Borough Council
Object listing:Not listed
Description:The Weir Tree is an oak tree cut in lengthways strips. The water flows through it from one pond, as in a normal weir and drops waterfall-like a foot or so into another pond.

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Classification

Categories:Sculptural, Functional
Object type1:Sculpture
Object type2:Landscape
Subject type1:Non-figurative

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Object Parts

Part 1:5 parallel panels
     Material:Wood
     Height (cm):46
     Width (cm):638
     Depth (cm):36

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Object Condition

Overall condition:Good
Risk assessment:No known risk
Date of on-site inspection:18/10/2007

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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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