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The Spirit of Rye

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Author: Anthony McIntosh
Copyright for Photograph:

Creative Commons

Location

Street:Strand Quay
Town:Rye
Parish:Rye
Council:Rother District Council
County:East Sussex
Postcode:TN31
Location on Google Map
Object setting:Road or Wayside
Access is:Public
Location note:By Strand Quay on the Winchelsea Road roundabout.
In the AZ book:East Sussex
Page:86
Grid reference:F3
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 : Ron Dellar
     Role:Designer
Company/Group :Students of Hastings College
     Role:Builder

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General Information

Commissioned by: Rother Environmental Group & Rye Conservation Society
Construction period:2000
Installation date:2000
Unveiling date:2000
Work is:Extant
Owner custodian:Rye Town Council
Object listing:Not listed
Signatures:Names carved into various bricks:
GARY. D. 99
DYLAN. P.
PERCY ELDRIDGE
DAZ POOLEY
Inscription:Bronze plaque set into stone at base of wall:

THE SPIRIT OF RYE / Designed by Ron Dellar / Erected by Students of the Hastings College of Arts and Technology / Sponsored by Rother Environmental Group & Rye Conservation Society / 2000 AD

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Classification

Categories:Sculptural, Roadside / Wayside, Commemorative, Composite, Architectural
Object type1:Building
Object type2:Relief
Object type3:Sculpture
Subject type1:Figurative
Subject type2:Allegorical
     Subject subtype1:Head

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Object Parts

Part 1:Wall
     Material:Red brick
     Height (cm):200
     Width (cm):835
     Depth (cm):75
Part 2:Relief
     Material:Stone
     Height (cm):75
     Width (cm):260
     Depth (cm):2

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Object Condition

Overall condition:Good
Risk assessment:No known risk
Date of on-site inspection:09/05/2008

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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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