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Title* |
The Ploughman |
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County | Norfolk | District Council | North Norfolk | |||||||||||||||||||||
Civil Parish or equivalent | Stibbard | Town/Village* | Stibbard | |||||||||||||||||||||
Road | Moorend Lane | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Precise Location | Opposite the park | |||||||||||||||||||||||
OS Grid Ref | TF982282 | Postcode | NR21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Setting | Roadside | Access | Public | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Commissioned by |
Stibbard & District Women's Institute | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Design & Constrn period |
1978-9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of installing |
1979 |
Exact date of unveiling |
Autumn 1979 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Owner/Custodian |
North Norfolk District Council | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Vandalism |
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Signatures/Marks | Manufacturer's marks on the plough | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Inscriptions | In brick: STIBBARD / Front plaque: 'Presented to the village by Stibbard & District Womens Institute to commemorate their golden jubilee 1926-1976' / Rear plaque: 'The Ploughman made by Ros Newman four horse shoes rootshredder edger two pitch forks two forks chain link harness pieces tinhat sugarbeet hook two door hinges branding iron twohoes pincers tail docker rake sugar beet fork various bits from modern agricultural machinery' | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Description (physical) |
Life-size representation of a ploughman and plough in black-painted welded steel on a cobbled brick plinth | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Description (iconographical) |
The Ploughman extends a Norfolk tradition of converting ploughs into sculptural village signs. The items listed on the rear bronze plaque can be identified within the figure further emphasizing the agricultural theme | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Photographs |
Date taken:
8/2/2007
Date logged: 12/2/2007 |
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On Site Inspection |
Date: 8/2/2007 |
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Sources and References |
www.norfolkcoast.co.uk/signs/index.htm accessed 2-Jun-07 / Private communication with the artist 2-Jun-07 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Database |
Date entered: 2/6/2007 |
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