Coronation Gate
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Location
Street: | East Street |
Town: | Seaford |
Parish: | Seaford |
Council: | Lewes District Council |
County: | East Sussex |
Postcode: | BN25 |
Location on Google Map | |
Object setting: | Garden |
Access is: | Public |
Location note: | Crouch Gardens |
In the AZ book: | East Sussex |
Page: | 150 |
Grid reference: | E9 |
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 : | Berry Ironworks |
Role: | Metal worker |
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General Information
Commissioned by: | The Berry Family of Seaford |
Work is: | Extant |
Object listing: | Not listed |
Description: | Decorative gate with Tudor arch surround |
Inscription: | THIS ARCH DATING FROM THE TUDOR PERIOD WAS FOUND DURING ALTERATIONS AT OLD TOWN HALL SOUTH STREET RE-ERECTED HERE MAY 1931 The gate has a decorative scrolled design, the centre panels contain the letters: E R 1953 |
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Classification
Categories: | Commemorative, Functional |
Object type1: | Street furniture |
Object subtype1: | Gate(way) |
Subject type1: | Non-figurative |
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Object Parts
Part 1: | Surround |
Material: | Stone |
Height (cm): | 247 |
Width (cm): | 173 |
Part 2: | Gate |
Material: | Wrought iron |
Height (cm): | 198 |
Width (cm): | 105 |
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Object Condition
Overall condition: | Good |
Risk assessment: | No known risk |
Condition 1 of type: | Surface |
Condition 1: | Surface spalling, crumbling |
Condition 2: | Corrosion, Deterioration |
Condition 3: | Metallic staining |
More details: | Wear and tear due to weather and salt. Crumbling of stone arch which dates from the 16th century. |
Date of on-site inspection: | 06/11/2007 |
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History
Hard archive file: | Yes |
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References
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Photographs
Date: 06/11/2007 Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons | Date: 06/11/2007 Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |
Date: 06/11/2007 Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons | Date: 06/11/2007 Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |
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