The Golden Tree
The Golden Tree
The Golden Tree
The Golden Tree
The Golden Tree
The Golden Tree
The Golden Tree
The Golden Tree

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The artwork stands on the site of the town’s old market cross which stood when Crawley was an ancient junction and market place within the Weald. The Weald was once covered by dense forests and the charcoal from these forests was used to create early iron tools such as the axe head depicted within the bronze section of the sculpture, many of which have been found locally. The black granite anvil represents the local history of iron working in the area. The base is an acorn cup made from York sandstone, to reflect the Jurassic limestone under the area and the fact that Crawley was once forest. The sculpture is topped by two crows to remind us that Crawley was originally called Crow Lea – a place of crows.
Title

The Golden Tree

Date

2006

Medium

sandstone & granite

Accession number

RH10_CP_S050

Acquisition method

commissioned by Crawley Borough Council

Work type

Sculpture

Owner

Crawley Borough Council

Custodian

Crawley Borough Council

Work status

extant

Access

at all times

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Located at

High Street, Crawley

RH10 1BQ

In the centre of the redeveloped High Street.