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Title
John Ray Park Marker
Date
1999
Medium
wood
Measurements
H 180 x W 60 x D 20 cm (E)
Accession number
CM7_TJ_S148
Work type
Sign or marker
Owner
Braintree District Council
Custodian
Braintree District Council
Work status
extant
Access
at all times
Inscription description
JOHN RAY PARK IS A STRING OF/ PUBLIC OPEN SPACES BEING DEVELOPED / BY BRAINTREE DISTRICT COUNCIL ALONG /THE VALLEY OF THE RIVER BRAIN, / FROM CLAP BRIDGE IN THE WEST / TO THE A120 IN THE SOUTH EAST. THE LOGO FOR THE PARK IS BASED ON / AN ORIGINAL DESIGN BY EMMA OTTLEY /. THE BLACKCURRANT MOTIF RECALLS JOHN RAYS / LIFELONG RESEARCH TO FIND, NAME & CLASSIFY / ALL LIVING THINGS. JOHN RAY 1627-1705. / fOUND THE BLACKCURRANT "HERE IN OUR / NEIGHBOURHOOD BY THE HOPPET BRIDGE / NEAR BRAINTREE" HIS WORK WAS / CONTINUED BY OTHERS NOTABLY / BY KARL LINBEUS & CHARLES DARWIN. / BRAINTREE DISTRICT COUNCIL