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In the North Pennines, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and designated Britain’s first Geopark, the sculpture is sited in discrete parts. The sawn face of the main stone has recessed into it a geological timeline, from the Pre-Cambrian era at the base to the emergence of Homo Sapiens at the top. The names of the different periods are imprinted into ceramic tiles, with illustrative tiles made by the local primary school children, showing lifeforms from each period to either side. On the rough reverse side are carved three examples of local fossils, hugely magnified. Through a hole in the stone, one can see another, smaller stone, set some 57 metres away, which represents (on a scale of 1 metre to 10 million years) how far we are from the beginnings of fossil life.

Title

Through Time Clock (and Two Markers)

Date

2005

Medium

Dunhouse Buff sandstone

Measurements

H 200 x W 100 x D 38 cm

Accession number

DL14_EV_S020

Acquisition method

commissioned by North Pennines A.O.N.B. (Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty) Partnership

Work type

Sign or marker

Owner

Durham County Council

Custodian

Durham County Council

Work status

extant

Unveiling date

2005

Access

at all times

Signature/marks description

on the left side of the stone block: Tiles made by pupils of / Forest-of-Teesdale / Primary School, 2005 / Sculptor - Phil Townsend

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B6277, Forest-In-Teesdale

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Both the large sculpture and smaller marker are sited on a large grassed area in front of a car park. A third stone pillar with a white-painted top is located further away, off the B6277, going towards Middleton in Teesdale, about 500 metres on the right.