Figure of Stability
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Location
| Street: | Lower Church Road |
| Town: | Burgess Hill |
| Parish: | Burgess Hill |
| Council: | Mid Sussex District Council |
| County: | West Sussex |
| Postcode: | RH15 |
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| Object setting: | Public Park |
| Access is: | Public |
| Location note: | In St. John's Park / Recreation Ground |
| In the AZ book: | West Sussex |
| Page: | 94 |
| Grid reference: | A5 |
| 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. | |
| Previous location: | Martletts Shopping Centre, Lower Church Walk (moved 1993) |
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Makers
| Name : | Sean Crampton |
| Role: | Sculptor |
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General Information
| Construction period: | 1971 |
| Work is: | Extant |
| Owner custodian: | Mid Sussex District Council |
| Object listing: | Not listed |
| Description: | An abstract scuplture of stacked variable sized blocks representing sand blown rocks in the desert. The sculpture has an internal framework filled with sand to support the heavy guage copper covering. Weighs two tons. |
| Signatures: | Signed on middle section of NW face:
SC71 |
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Classification
| Categories: | Sculptural, Free Standing, Abstract |
| Object type1: | Sculpture |
| Subject type1: | Non-figurative |
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Object Parts
| Part 1: | Sculpture |
| Material: | Bronze and copper |
| Height (cm): | 330 |
| Width (cm): | 135 |
| Depth (cm): | 115 |
| Part 2: | Stepped base (1) |
| Material: | Concrete slabs |
| Width (cm): | 325 |
| Depth (cm): | 325 |
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Object Condition
| Overall condition: | Good |
| Risk assessment: | No known risk |
| Condition 1 of type: | Vandalism |
| Condition 1: | Graffiti |
| More details: | Graffiti to the the north-west face |
| Date of on-site inspection: | 22/04/2009 |
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History
| Hard archive file: | Yes |
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References
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Photographs
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