Gabion seating and tree grilles
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Location
| Street: | Old Shoreham Road |
| Town: | Shoreham-by-Sea |
| Parish: | Shoreham-by-Sea |
| Council: | Adur District Council |
| County: | West Sussex |
| Postcode: | BN43 |
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| 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 |
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| 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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