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Gabion seating and tree grilles

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Author: Anthony McIntosh
Copyright for Photograph:

Creative Commons

Location

Street:Old Shoreham Road
Town:Shoreham-by-Sea
Parish:Shoreham-by-Sea
Council:Adur District Council
County:West Sussex
Postcode:BN43
Location on Google Map
Object setting:Outside building
and in:Road or Wayside
Access is:Public
Location note:Ropetackle Square, Ropetackle Development.
In the AZ book:West Sussex
Page:151
Grid reference:H6
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 : Steve Geliot
Name : Steven Follen
     Role:Sculptor
Company/Group :PRC Fewster: Adrian Morton

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General Information

Commissioned by: Adur District Council, Berkley Homes, PRC Fewster;
Commissioned also by: Arts Council England SE, South East England Development Agency (SEEDA);
Construction period:2004-2005
Installation date:2005
Work is:Extant
Owner custodian:Adur District Council / Berkeley Homes
Object listing:Not listed
Iconographical description:Pieces, ‘…echo the ripple patterns on the water surface and river bed.’ (Art by the River)

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Classification

Categories:Functional, Roadside / Wayside, Architectural, Abstract
Object type1:Street furniture
Subject type1:Symbolic
Subject type2:Non-figurative

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Object Parts

Part 1:Tree grilles
     Material:Galvanised steel
     Width (cm):100
     Depth (cm):100
Part 2:Seating
     Material:Galvanised steel, stone aggregate, timber
     Height (cm):46
     Width (cm):190
     Depth (cm):46

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Object Condition

Overall condition:Good
Risk assessment:No known risk
Date of on-site inspection:04/01/2008

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History

History:Commissioned by: Adur District Council, Berkley Homes, PRC Fewster; South East England Development Agency (SEEDA); Arts Council England SE (contributed £23,500, added to money assigned by Berkley Homes).

'Inspiration for Steven Follen’s pieces came from the rhythm of the tides, and evidence of erosion in the estuary. ''The fluid lines of the gabion seating and the tree grilles echo the ripple patterns on the water surface and riverbed. The palette of materials I have used: galvanised steel, stone aggregate and timber, is quiet and integral, the pieces designed to blend into and make visual connections with
both their built and natural surroundings and connect the designs to their location in Ropetackle Square.''
('Sculpture at Ropetackle')

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References

Source 1 :
     Title:http://www.adur.gov.uk/docs/ropetackle/art-by-the-river-ropetackle-a3.pdf
     Type:Archive
     Publisher:Adur District Council

Source 2 :
     Title:http://www.adur.gov.uk/docs/ropetackle/ropetackle.pdf
     Type:Archive
     Publisher:Adur District Council


Further information:
http://www.adur.gov.uk/docs/ropetackle/art-by-the-river-ropetackle-a3.pdf#http://www.adur.gov.uk/docs/ropetackle/art-by-the-river-ropetackle-a3.pdf#
http://www.adur.gov.uk/docs/ropetackle/ropetackle.pdf#http://www.adur.gov.uk/docs/ropetackle/ropetackle.pdf#

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Photographs





Author: Anthony McIntosh
Copyright: Creative Commons




Author: Anthony McIntosh
Copyright: Creative Commons

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