Jubilee Drinking Fountain and Millennium Globe
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Location
| Street: | South Street / Steine Road |
| Town: | Seaford |
| Parish: | Seaford |
| Council: | Lewes District Council |
| County: | East Sussex |
| Postcode: | BN25 |
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| Object setting: | Garden |
| Access is: | Public |
| Location note: | In the Jubilee Garden (restored and moved here in 2002) |
| In the AZ book: | East Sussex |
| Page: | 156 |
| Grid reference: | D1 |
| 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. | |
| Previous location: | The Salts Recreation Ground |
| Previous location: | In front of the Wellington Hotel, Steine Road |
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Makers
| Name : | Unknown |
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General Information
| Installation date: | 1887 |
| Work is: | Extant |
| Owner custodian: | Seaford Town Council |
| Object listing: | Not listed |
| Description: | The sphere is encircled by a ring of raised letters and acts as a sun dial that points to numerals set into the floor of the gardens. |
| Inscription: | THIS JUBILEE GARDEN WAS CREATED IN JUNE 2002 TO CELEBRATE THE GOLDEN JUBILEE OF QUEEN ELIZABETH II FOR SEAFORD TOWN COUNCIL BY LINDSAY THOMAS BSc BA JEREMY TILLEY MIKE SHORER DJC FGC FIPG AG HELYAR Front of obelisk base, above water outlet and bowl, in gold: ERECTED BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION TO COMMEMORATE THE COMPLETION OF FIFTY YEARS OF THE REIGN OF HER MOST GRACIOUS MAJESTY QUEEN VICTORIA A.D. 1887 Encircling the sphere: GOLDEN E II R JUBILEE |
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Classification
| Categories: | Sculptural, Functional, Composite, Commemorative |
| Object type1: | Shaft |
| Object subtype1: | Obelisk |
| Object type2: | Fountain |
| Object subtype1: | Drinking Fountain |
| Object type3: | Street furniture |
| Object type4: | Sculpture |
| Subject type1: | Non-figurative |
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Object Parts
| Part 1: | Obelisk (tapers to 34cm at top) |
| Material: | Pink granite (smooth) |
| Height (cm): | 58 |
| Width (cm): | 41 |
| Depth (cm): | 41 |
| Part 2: | Sphere (on 40cm square rod) |
| Material: | Metal |
| Height (cm): | 20 |
| Width (cm): | 20 |
| Depth (cm): | 20 |
| Part 3: | Circular base |
| Material: | Stone (semi-smooth) |
| Height (cm): | 17 |
| Depth (cm): | 179 |
| Part 4: | Base |
| Material: | Pink granite (rough hewn) |
| Height (cm): | 94 |
| Depth (cm): | 74 |
| Part 5: | Obelisk base |
| Material: | Pink granite (part smoothm part polished) |
| Height (cm): | 52 |
| Width (cm): | 51.5 |
| Depth (cm): | 51.5 |
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Object Condition
| Overall condition: | Good |
| Risk assessment: | No known risk |
| Condition 1 of type: | Surface |
| Condition 1: | Metallic staining |
| Condition 2 of type: | Structural |
| Condition 1: | Loose elements |
| Condition 2: | Broken or missing parts |
| More details: | Water spout is missing, the edge of the drinking bowl is broken. The drinking cup is missing. |
| Date of on-site inspection: | 03/05/2007 |
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History
| Hard archive file: | Yes |
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References
| Source 1 : | |
| Title: | Community Service Committee minutes - report on the fountain |
| Type: | Archive |
| Location: | Seaford Town Council |
| Date: | 07/12/2000 |
| Catalogue reference: | 24/00 |
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Photographs
Date: 02/05/2007 Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |  Date: 02/05/2007 Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |
 Date: 02/05/2007 Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |  Date: 02/05/2007 Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |
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