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Madonna and Child

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Author: Anthony McIntosh
Copyright for Photograph:

Creative Commons

Location

Street:South Street
Town:Eastbourne
Parish:Eastbourne
Council:Eastbourne Borough Council
County:East Sussex
Postcode:BN21
Location on Google Map
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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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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