Waterwise Sculpture Garden
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Location
| Street: | West Parade |
| Town: | Worthing |
| Parish: | Worthing |
| Council: | Adur District Council |
| County: | West Sussex |
| Postcode: | BN13 |
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| Object setting: | Garden |
| Access is: | Public |
| Location note: | On the beach, opposite Anscombe Road |
| In the AZ book: | West Sussex |
| Page: | 170 |
| Grid reference: | D4 |
| 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
| Company/Group : | Adur & Worthing Services |
| Role: | Builder |
| Name : | John Marder |
| Role: | Designer |
| Name : | Tom Leach |
| Role: | Sculptor |
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General Information
| Commissioned by: | Worthing Borough Council and Southern Water |
| Construction period: | 2006 |
| Installation date: | 2006 |
| Work is: | Extant |
| Owner custodian: | Worthing Borough Council |
| Object listing: | Not listed |
| Description: | A shingle garden with variable sized wooden posts carved from old groynes. On the western side is a single carved sculpture from similar wood. The shingle has inset planks of old wooden groynes forming loose paths. At various points there are carved wooden information boards about the project and the plants. The whole garden is planted with species that require little water to survive. |
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Classification
| Categories: | Sculptural, Composite |
| Object type1: | Sculpture |
| Object type2: | Landscape |
| Subject type1: | Non-figurative |
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Object Parts
| Part 1: | Main sculpture |
| Material: | Old wooden groyne |
| Height (cm): | 160 |
| Width (cm): | 130 |
| Depth (cm): | 90 |
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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: | All wooden structures are generally weather-worn. |
| Date of on-site inspection: | 26/08/2008 |
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History
| History: | The designer, John Marder, is a freelance horticulturist and garden designer. He also lectures at Chichester College. He was assisted in the design work by the Parks & Engineering Sections of Worthing Borough Council. The garden was built with the help of students from Oak Grove College; Elm Grove First School; West Park First & Middle Schools; Our Lady of Sion School, Worthing. The project cost £50,000. |
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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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