Nesting cormorant
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Location
Street: | West Quay |
Town: | Newhaven |
Parish: | Newhaven |
Council: | Lewes District Council |
County: | East Sussex |
Postcode: | BN9 |
Location on Google Map | |
Object setting: | Road or Wayside |
Access is: | Public |
Location note: | Faces east towards the harbour, sited on a grassed area next to the pedestrian walkway |
In the AZ book: | East Sussex |
Page: | 149 |
Grid reference: | K5 |
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 : | Christian Funnell |
Role: | Sculptor |
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General Information
Commissioned by: | Lewes District Council |
Construction period: | 2002 |
Installation date: | 2002 |
Work is: | Extant |
Owner custodian: | Lewes District Council |
Object listing: | Not listed |
Description: | Cormorant with neck extended sat in a nest made from chain link fencing. The nest sits atop a tall wooden groyne and has metal 9 metal feathers lodged inside it. |
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Classification
Categories: | Sculptural, Free Standing, Animal |
Object type1: | Sculpture |
Subject type1: | Figurative |
Subject subtype1: | Full-length |
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Object Parts
Part 1: | Cormorant & nest |
Material: | Banded steel & chain link fencing |
Height (cm): | 80 |
Width (cm): | 50 |
Depth (cm): | 100 |
Part 2: | Post |
Material: | Wooden groyne |
Height (cm): | 240 |
Width (cm): | 28 |
Depth (cm): | 40 |
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Object Condition
Overall condition: | Good |
Risk assessment: | No known risk |
Condition 1 of type: | Surface |
Condition 1: | Corrosion, deterioration |
More details: | Some oxidisation apparent to the steel. |
Date of on-site inspection: | 06/08/2008 |
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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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