Weather vane
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Location
| Street: | South Coast Road |
| Town: | East Saltdean |
| Parish: | Telscombe |
| Council: | Lewes District Council |
| County: | East Sussex |
| Postcode: | BN2 |
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| Object setting: | Road or Wayside |
| Access is: | Public |
| Location note: | On the cliffs at East Saltdean, opposite Telscombe Tye |
| In the AZ book: | East Sussex |
| Page: | 147 |
| Grid reference: | L4 |
| 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 : | Unknown |
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General Information
| Commissioned by: | Telscombe Town Council, Lewes District Council |
| Installation date: | 1996 |
| Unveiling date: | 21/05/1996 |
| Work is: | Extant |
| Owner custodian: | Telscombe Town Council |
| Object listing: | Not listed |
| Description: | A metal weathervane surmounting an obelisk that sits on a plinth. There is a square concreted area at the base of the plinth. |
| Inscription: | |
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Classification
| Categories: | Free Standing, Functional, Commemorative, Roadside / Wayside |
| Object type1: | Street furniture |
| Object subtype1: | Other |
| Object type2: | Shaft |
| Object subtype1: | Obelisk |
| Subject type1: | Non-figurative |
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Object Parts
| Part 1: | Obelisk |
| Material: | None |
| Height (cm): | 335 |
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Object Condition
| Overall condition: | Fair |
| Risk assessment: | At risk |
| Condition 1 of type: | Structural |
| Condition 1: | Cracks, splits, breaks, holes |
| More details: | Small chips on all sides of the structure. |
| Condition 2 of type: | Surface |
| Condition 1: | Surface spalling, crumbling |
| Condition 2: | Corrosion, Deterioration |
| More details: | The structure is severely weatherworn, particularly on the side facing the sea. The inscriptions are illegible due to the severe surface errosion. |
| Date of on-site inspection: | 03/05/2007 |
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History
| History: | The weather vane was erected to replace a wooden one that was lost in the 1987 hurricane. It had previously been repaired several times. There is a time capsule buried in the base containing photographs, newspapers and a letter from the Town Council to the people of the future. Some items were also provided by the children of Telscombe Cliffs County Primary School (now Telscombe Cliffs Community School). There is another time capsule buried beneath the floor of the reception area in the Telscombe Civic Centre.
(Kathleen Verrall, Telscombe Town Council) The weather vane was inaugurated by the newly elected Mayor, Councillor Gerald Summerfield. |
| Hard archive file: | Yes |
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References
| Source 1 : | |
| Title: | South Coast Leader |
| Article: | 'Vane of our lives' |
| Type: | Newspaper |
| Author: | Quade, Anita. |
| Date: | 10/10/1996 |
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Photographs
Date: 03/05/2007 Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |  Date: 03/05/2007 Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |
 Date: 03/05/2007 Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |  Date: 03/05/2007 Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |
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