Millennium Archway
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Location
| Street: | High Street / Millennium Green |
| Town: | Heathfield |
| Parish: | Heathfield and Waldron |
| Council: | Wealden District Council |
| County: | East Sussex |
| Postcode: | TN21 |
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| Object setting: | Public Park |
| Access is: | Public |
| Location note: | At the entrance to the Millennium Green inside the Co-Op car park |
| In the AZ book: | East Sussex |
| Page: | 56 |
| Grid reference: | C9/C1 |
| 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. | |
| OS Reference: | TQ581213 |
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Makers
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General Information
| Commissioned by: | Heathfield and Waldron Parish Council |
| Commissioned also by: | Millennium Green Trust |
| Construction period: | 1999-2001 |
| Work is: | Extant |
| Owner custodian: | Wealden District Council |
| Object listing: | Not listed |
| Description: | An arched gateway that indicates the entrance to the Millennium Green. The metal gateway comprises 'open' and cut-out elements that depict local industry such as the railway and iron industries and outdoor activities such as walking. Acroos the top of the arch on both sides is written in cut-out letters: Millennium Archway. In the centre of the two words is an oval cutout motif depicting a hatted woman releasing a cuckoo from a basket. |
| Iconographical description: | The name of the old railway line, now the 'Cuckoo Trail' comes from the Cuckoo Fair held at Heathfield. Local legend states that an old lady turns up at the annual Cuckoo Fair in April, to release from her basket the first cuckoo of Spring. |
| Inscription: | MILLENNIUM ARCHWAY |
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Classification
| Categories: | Functional, Free Standing, Commemorative, Architectural, Sculptural |
| Object type1: | Marker |
| Object subtype1: | Sign |
| Object type2: | Building |
| Object subtype1: | Sign |
| Subject type1: | Figurative |
| Subject subtype1: | Group |
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Object Parts
| Part 1: | Arched gateway |
| Material: | Wrought iron |
| Height (cm): | 350 |
| Width (cm): | 390 |
| Depth (cm): | 45 |
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Object Condition
| Overall condition: | Good |
| Risk assessment: | No known risk |
| Condition 1 of type: | Structural |
| Condition 1: | Broken or missing parts |
| More details: | Frame broken just above the cannon on the side opening into the Green. |
| Date of on-site inspection: | 20/08/2008 |
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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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