The Spirit of Rye
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Location
| Street: | Strand Quay |
| Town: | Rye |
| Parish: | Rye |
| Council: | Rother District Council |
| County: | East Sussex |
| Postcode: | TN31 |
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| 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: | 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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History
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References
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Photographs
Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |  Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |
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