Ceres
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Location
| Street: | Church Street |
| Town: | Brighton |
| Parish: | Brighton |
| Council: | Brighton & Hove City Council |
| County: | East Sussex |
| Postcode: | BN1 |
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| Object setting: | On building |
| Access is: | Public |
| Location note: | Above the entrance to The Corn Exchange |
| In the AZ book: | East Sussex |
| Page: | 162 |
| Grid reference: | E7 |
| 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: | TQ3104 |
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Makers
| Name : | James Woodford |
| Role: | Sculptor |
| Name : | Robert Atkinson |
| Role: | Architect |
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General Information
| Construction period: | 1934 |
| Installation date: | 1934 |
| Work is: | Extant |
| Owner custodian: | Brighton & Hove City Council |
| Building listing: | I |
| Listing date: | 13/10/1952 |
| Description: | Attached to the wall centrally of the tympanum that forms a feature of the Church Street entrance to the Corn Exchange. The sculpture of the Goddess Ceres is the central figure placed on a vesica piscis and assumes an Asian posture and aspect. It is surrounded on both sides by yellowish brown flying and trumpeting angels on clouds against a blue sky. |
| Iconographical description: | Ceres was the Roman Goddess of agriculture and grain. She was the Roman counterpart of Demeter. The word 'cereal' is derived from her name. |
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Classification
| Categories: | Sculptural, Architectural |
| Object type1: | Sculpture |
| Object type2: | Statue |
| Subject type1: | Mythological |
| Subject subtype1: | Full-length |
| Subject type2: | Figurative |
| Subject subtype1: | Standing |
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Object Parts
| Part 1: | Ceres (including vesica piscis) |
| Material: | Painted gold terracotta |
| Height (cm): | 230 |
| Width (cm): | 160 |
| Part 2: | Whole sculpture including angels |
| Material: | Painted yellow/brown terracotta |
| Height (cm): | 230 |
| Width (cm): | 480 |
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Object Condition
| Overall condition: | Good |
| Risk assessment: | No known risk |
| Date of on-site inspection: | 30/05/2007 |
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History
| History: | The Corn Exchange was built in 1803 – 1808 by William Porden. It was originally a riding school for the Prince of Wales and forms the west wing of The Dome (originally the stables). It is now a grade I listed building. It acquired the name ‘Corn Exchange’ on 1 October 1868 when the Corn Market transferred there from the King & Queen Inn. It was a military hospital in WWI. After the war it became an exhibition and function venue. A ‘new’ entrance was made in 1934 and other alterations done by Robert Atkinson. |
| Hard archive file: | Yes |
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References
| Source 1 : | |
| Title: | 'The Architect and Building News' |
| Type: | Journal |
| Date: | 11/01/1935 |
| Page: | 66 |
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| Title: | 'A Dictionary of Mythologies' |
| Type: | Book |
| Author: | Shapiro, Max S and Hendricks, Rhoda A. |
| Date: | 00/00/1981 |
| Page: | 41-42 |
| Publisher: | Granada Publishing Ltd.. St. Albans. |
| Source 3 : | |
| Title: | 'The Architect and Building News' (Supplement) |
| Article: | 'Canopy at The Corn Exchange, Brighton' |
| Type: | Journal |
| Date: | 18/01/1935 |
| Page: | 282 |
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Photographs
Date: 30/05/2007 Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |  Date: 30/05/2007 Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |
 Date: 30/05/2007 Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |  Date: 30/05/2007 Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |
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