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Title
Circumsphere
Date
1998
Medium
galvanised steel rods
Measurements
H 400 x W 400 x D 400 cm;
Plinth: H 548 x W (?) x D (?) cm
Accession number
SE8_GT_S002
Acquisition method
deptford Discovery Team
Work type
Sculpture
Owner
Lewisham Council
Custodian
Lewisham Council
Unveiling date
September 1998
Access
at all times
Inscription description
on a metal plaque fixed to the river wall, worked into a triangular motif, the word forming the left-hand rising side of the triangle: GROUNDWORK; then: ART ON THE WATERFRONT / / ‘Circumsphere’ / Chris Marshall & Stephen Lewis / / This global structure has been constructed / from more than a mile of galvanised steel rod. / / The discs show the route of Sir Francis Drake’s / circum-navigational voyage around the earth which / was completed at this waterfront in 1581. / / Circumsphere is mounted on a Dolphin which is the / name given to many small mooring structures which / sit out in the river Thames. These structures provided / low tide moorings for ships, barges, tugs and lighters. / / September 1998 / / Supported by / Groundwork’s Vital Centres & Green Links SRB Programme / / A Deptford Discovery Team initiative / REGENERATION THROUGH HERITAGE ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABLE TOURISM