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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