The Fossil Tree (National Cycle Route Marker)
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Location
| Street: | Grand Junction Road |
| Town: | Brighton |
| Parish: | Brighton |
| Council: | Brighton & Hove City Council |
| County: | East Sussex |
| Postcode: | BN1 |
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| Object setting: | Road or Wayside |
| Access is: | Public |
| Location note: | Next to the Palace Pier entrance at the side of the road. |
| In the AZ book: | East Sussex |
| Page: | 162 |
| 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
| Name : | Jon Mills |
| Role: | Designer |
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General Information
| Commissioned by: | Sustrans (The National Cycle Network ) and the Royal Bank of Scotland |
| Commissioned also by: | The Millennium Commission |
| Work is: | Extant |
| Owner custodian: | Brighton & Hove City Council |
| Object listing: | Not listed |
| Description: | This was the first post to be commissioned by Sustrans as part of the Millennium Mileposts. The post takes the form of an abstract tree with relief imagery of fossils depicting the passage of time from early primitive creatures to the ultimate demise of fossil fuel driven technology. |
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Classification
| Categories: | Roadside / Wayside, Free Standing, Functional |
| Object type1: | Marker |
| Object subtype1: | Milepost |
| Subject type1: | Symbolic |
| Subject type2: | Pictorial |
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Object Parts
| Part 1: | Marker |
| Material: | Cast iron |
| Height (cm): | 175 |
| Width (cm): | 85 |
| Depth (cm): | 6 |
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Object Condition
| Overall condition: | Good |
| Risk assessment: | No known risk |
| Date of on-site inspection: | 19/04/2007 |
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History
| History: | 'The Millennium Time Trail
The Time Trail is a four-dimensional voyage and puzzle around the National Cycle Network. Throughout the UK there are almost one thousand cast iron mileposts on National Cycle Network routes, many of which carry embossed metal discs the size of small plates. Each disc contains a design that can be copied by making a pencil and paper rubbing to help you record your journey. There are over 60 different designs repeated around the Network divided into five sets. Each set of designs joins up like a three dimensional sculptural jigsaw to illustrate different aspects of Time. The five sets lead to a very rare 6th set - a final mystery to be solved and Treasure to be discovered. There are at least two copies of most Time Trail Symbols in each region and the mileposts have been arranged so that the first two sets of designs can often be collected during a single ride near a large town. Throughout the Time Trail you will find a number of themes. The ancient elements of Fire, Earth, Air and Water and the Ether are intertwined in the designs, whilst the seasons, the zodiac and the history of the last twenty centuries are the common threads that connect the Time Trail images together. Ingredients of ancient philosophy, time and space, astronomy, alchemy and molten metal are thrown together into the melting pot and stirred by the users of the National Cycle Network in their quest to solve some of the mysteries of Time. How far the Time Trail will lead will vary from child to child and from adult to adult. Not everyone will manage to or expect to go the whole distance in the quest, for Time means different things to different people. But one thing is guaranteed - we are all on a voyage in Time and Space in our lifetimes and the Time Trail hopes to reflect this and capture the excitement and essence of that voyage for those who get out there and use the National Cycle Network.' ('The Millennium Time Trail: Information'. Sustrans) 400 of this design are sited nationwide. |
| Hard archive file: | Yes |
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References
Further information: | |
| http://www.sustrans.org.uk/default.asp?sID=1132763167625 | |
| http://www.metaljon.com/ | |
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Photographs
Date: 19/04/2007 Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons | /BR17I02.JPG) Date: 19/04/2007 Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |
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