Nesting cormorant
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Location
| Street: | West Quay |
| Town: | Newhaven |
| Parish: | Newhaven |
| Council: | Lewes District Council |
| County: | East Sussex |
| Postcode: | BN9 |
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| 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 |
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