Marble Map
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Location
| Street: | Westhampnett Road |
| Town: | Chichester |
| Parish: | Chichester |
| Council: | Chichester District Council |
| County: | West Sussex |
| Postcode: | PO19 |
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| Object setting: | On building |
| Access is: | Public |
| Location note: | Faces north, set into the exterior wall of Sainsburys Superstore (in 1994) |
| In the AZ book: | West Sussex |
| Page: | 140 |
| Grid reference: | F5 |
| 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. | |
| Previous location: | Sainsbury’s North Street store (moved 1986) |
| Previous location: | Sainsburys, Westhampnett Road (moved 1993 folowing fire) |
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Makers
| Name : | John Skelton |
| Role: | Sculptor |
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General Information
| Commissioned by: | J Sainsbury plc |
| Construction period: | October 1961 |
| Installation date: | 1994 |
| Unveiling date: | 1994 |
| Work is: | Extant |
| Owner custodian: | J Sainsbury plc |
| Object listing: | Not listed |
| Description: | Map of the local area composed of incised and painted black granite tiles. The map is affixed to the external wall of the superstore. |
| Signatures: | Bottom left hand side:
John Skelton Oct 61 |
| Inscription: | This granite mural was designed and crafted by local Sculptor John Skelton. Originally sited at Sainsbury’s North Street store in 1961, it was later moved to the new store in Westhampnett Road in 1986. It was the only item to survive the 1993 fire and, following restoration, it was re-sited at the new store which opened in 1994. |
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Classification
| Categories: | Architectural, Functional |
| Object type1: | Panel |
| Object type2: | Marker |
| Subject type1: | Non-figurative |
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Object Parts
| Part 1: | Whole map |
| Material: | Incised dark fossil marble |
| Height (cm): | 270 |
| Width (cm): | 330 |
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Object Condition
| Overall condition: | Good |
| Risk assessment: | No known risk |
| Condition 1 of type: | Surface |
| Condition 1: | Abrasions, cracks, splits |
| More details: | Cracks to tiles on 2nd row down, 3rd and 4th tiles in from right. Damage could have been done during the fire or when removing to the new store. |
| Date of on-site inspection: | 11/12/2007 |
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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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