Madonna and Child
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Location
| Street: | South Street |
| Town: | Eastbourne |
| Parish: | Eastbourne |
| Council: | Eastbourne Borough Council |
| County: | East Sussex |
| Postcode: | BN21 |
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| Object setting: | On building |
| Access is: | Public |
| Location note: | On the west wall of St. Saviours Church Hall facing Spencer Road |
| In the AZ book: | East Sussex |
| Page: | 161 |
| Grid reference: | K6 |
| 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 : | Mark Batten |
| Role: | Sculptor |
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General Information
| Installation date: | 1957 |
| Work is: | Extant |
| Owner custodian: | St. Saviours Church, Eastbourne |
| Building listing: | II* |
| Listing date: | 17/05/1971 |
| Description: | An arched relief of a seated madonna and child, carved into a stone rectangle. |
| Signatures: | Bottom right hand corner:
MARK BATTEN SC. |
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Classification
| Categories: | Sculptural, Religious |
| Object type1: | Relief |
| Object type2: | Sculpture |
| Subject type1: | Figurative |
| Subject subtype1: | Group |
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Object Parts
| Part 1: | Sculptural relief |
| Material: | White stone |
| Height (cm): | 100 |
| Width (cm): | 56 |
| Depth (cm): | 10 |
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Object Condition
| Overall condition: | Good |
| Risk assessment: | No known risk |
| Date of on-site inspection: | 28/04/2007 |
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History
| History: | Batten was a student of Eric Gill's. Died in 1993. Architects of the Church were David Clarke and Fred Ford |
| Hard archive file: | Yes |
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References
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Photographs
Date: 28/04/2007 Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |  Date: 28/04/2007 Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |
 Date: 28/04/2007 Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |  Date: 28/04/2007 Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |
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