Crawley Millennium Beacon
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Location
| Street: | Tilgate Drive |
| Town: | Crawley |
| Parish: | Crawley |
| Council: | Crawley Borough Council |
| County: | West Sussex |
| Postcode: | RH10 |
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| Object setting: | Public Park |
| Access is: | Public |
| Location note: | At the edge of the car park in Tilgate Park |
| In the AZ book: | West Sussex |
| Page: | 29 |
| Grid reference: | H1 |
| 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
| Company/Group : | Students of Crawley College Engineering Crafts |
| Role: | Designer |
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General Information
| Commissioned by: | Crawley Borough Council |
| Construction period: | 1999 |
| Unveiling date: | 31/12/1999 |
| Work is: | Extant |
| Owner custodian: | Crawley Borough Council |
| Object listing: | Not listed |
| Description: | Wooden post surmounted by a gas lit beacon erected to commemorate the Millennium. On an arm extending from the post is an outline cut depiction of the Crawley Council coat of arms. A bronze commemorative plaque is mounted halfway up the wooden post. Faces south. |
| Signatures: | At the top of the wooden post, steel plaque with outline cut letters underneath image of the College building:
CRAWLEY COLLEGE Steel, outline cut plaque to west face of post: CIRRUS LASER LTD 01444 870386 LASER CUTTING JOB SHOP |
| Inscription: | CRAWLEY MILLENNIUM BEACON This beacon was lit by The Worshipful the Mayor of Crawley, Councillor Ray Calcott on the 31st December 1999 to welcome the dawn of the 3rd Millennium. Crawley Borough Council and the people of Crawley are grateful to the following organisations for designing and building the beacon and providing the equipment and materials: Staff & Students of Crawley College Engineering Crafts, Sugg Lighting, Yeowarts Steel, Crawley Timber Store, Crawley Parks Service, Crawley Calor Gas Centre and Crawley Mechanical Handling |
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Classification
| Categories: | Free Standing, Composite, Commemorative, Functional |
| Object type1: | Street furniture |
| Object subtype1: | Lamp |
| Object type2: | Shaft |
| Object subtype1: | Lamp |
| Subject type1: | Non-figurative |
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Object Parts
| Part 1: | Whole structure |
| Material: | Steel and wood |
| Height (cm): | 610 |
| Width (cm): | 200 |
| Depth (cm): | 100 |
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Object Condition
| Overall condition: | Good |
| Risk assessment: | No known risk |
| Date of on-site inspection: | 26/02/2008 |
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History
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References
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Photographs
Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |  Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |
 Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |  Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |
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