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A spiral form constructed from seven pieces of stone set on a brick plinth that forms part of the roundabout at the entrance to the tunnel. The spiral relates to the fossil forms found in the chalk through which the tunnel passes.

Title

Cuilfail Spiral

Date

1983

Medium

Portland stone

Measurements

H 360 x W (?) x D (?) cm;
Plinth: H 60 x W (?) x D (?) cm

Accession number

BN7_AL_S013

Acquisition method

commissioned by East Sussex County Council and South East Arts

Work type

Sculpture

Owner

Lewes District Council

Custodian

Lewes District Council

Work status

extant

Installation start date

1983

Installation end date

1983

Unveiling date

3rd October 1983

Access

at all times

Inscription description

on the brick wall on Phoenix Causeway, opposite the sculpture, a bronze plaque: 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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