Cuilfail Spiral
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Location
| Street: | Cuilfail Tunnel Roundabout |
| Town: | Lewes |
| Parish: | Lewes |
| Council: | Lewes District Council |
| County: | East Sussex |
| Postcode: | BN7 |
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| Object setting: | Road or Wayside |
| Access is: | Public |
| Location note: | North end of Cuilfail Tunnel in the middle of the roundabout. |
| In the AZ book: | East Sussex |
| Page: | 115 |
| Grid reference: | L5 |
| 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 : | Peter Randall-Page |
| Role: | Sculptor |
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General Information
| Commissioned by: | East Sussex County Council & South East Arts |
| Commissioned also by: | Mountfield Roadstone Ltd. |
| Installation date: | 1983 |
| Unveiling date: | 03/10/1983 |
| Work is: | Extant |
| Owner custodian: | Lewes Town Council |
| Object listing: | Not listed |
| Description: | A spiral form constructed from seven pieces of Portland Stone set on a brick plinth that forms part of the roundabout at the entrance to the tunnel. |
| Iconographical description: | The design is suggestive of an ammonite or snail - ammonite fossils are found in the surrounding chalk cliffs. |
| Inscription: | SCULPTURE BY PETER RANDALL-PAGE CUILFAIL SPIRAL UNVEILED ON 3RD OCTOBER 1983 BY J.R. LOVILL C.B.E. CHAIRMAN - ASSOCIATION OF COUNTY COUNCILS MEMBER - EAST SUSSEX COUNTY COUNCIL COMMISSIONED BY EAST SUSSEX COUNTY COUNCIL SOUTH EAST ARTS MOUNTFIELD ROADSTONE LTD. THE SPIRAL RELATES TO THE FOSSIL FORMS FOUND IN THE CHALK THROUGH WHICH THE TUNNEL PASSES |
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Classification
| Categories: | Sculptural, Animal, Roadside / Wayside, Free Standing, Abstract |
| Object type1: | Sculpture |
| Subject type1: | Non-figurative |
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Object Parts
| Part 1: | Plinth (integral to roundabout) |
| Material: | Brick |
| Height (cm): | 60 |
| Part 2: | Sculpture |
| Material: | Portland stone |
| Width (cm): | 360 |
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Object Condition
| Overall condition: | Good |
| Risk assessment: | No known risk |
| Date of on-site inspection: | 23/05/2007 |
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History
| History: | The Cuilfail Tunnel was opened on 1 December 1980 by P.E.P. Gladwin D.S.C, Chairman of East Sussex County Council.
'Cuilfail' is Celtic for 'Paul's Retreat', named by its developer Isaac Vinall after a holiday hillside near Oban. (Historic Lewes) |
| Hard archive file: | No |
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References
| Source 1 : | |
| Title: | 'Historic Lewes' |
| Type: | Book |
| Author: | Gammon, Andy. |
| Date: | 00/00/1995 |
| Publisher: | Lewes Town Council. |
| Source 2 : | |
| Title: | 'Open Air Sculpture of Britain: A Comprehensive Guide' |
| Type: | Book |
| Author: | Strachan, W.J. |
| Date: | 00/00/1984 |
| Publisher: | A.Zwemmer Ltd. & Tate Gallery. London. |
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Photographs
Date: 23/05/2007 Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |  Date: 23/05/2007 Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |
 Date: 23/05/2007 Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |  Date: 23/05/2007 Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |
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