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Suffolk Horse
County Norfolk   District Council Breckland 
Civil Parish or equivalent Banham  Town/Village* Banham 
Road The Grove, off Kenninghall Road 
Precise Location By the Heritage Farm stables at Banham Zoo 
OS Grid Ref TM057872  Postcode NR16 
Previous location(s) First exhibited on the Vice-President's Lawn at the Norfolk Show from where it was purchased 
Setting Grassy bank by one of the park's main public trails  Access Private 
Artist/Maker Role Qualifier
Rachael Long  Sculptor(s)   

Commissioned by

 Made on spec 

Design & Constrn period

 2002 

Date of installing

 2002 

Exact date of unveiling

  

Category
Abstract Animal Architectural
Commercial Commemorative Composite
Free Functional Funerary
Heraldic Military Natural
Non-Commemorative Performance Portable
Religious Roadside, Wayside Sculptural
Temporary, Mobile Other  

Object Type
Building Clock Tower Architectural
Coat of Arms Cross Fountain
Landscape Marker Medallion
Mural Panel Readymade
Relief Shaft Sculpture
Statue Street Furniture War Memorial
Other Object Sub Type: Equestrian statue

Subject Type
Allegorical Mythological Pictorial
Figurative Non-figurative Portrait
Still-life Symbolic Other

Subject Sub Type
Bust Equestrian Full-length
Group Head Reclining
Seated Standing Torso
Part Material Dimension
Horse  Recycled steel  H 2.18 m x L 2.9 m x W 80 cm 

Work is
Extant Not Sited Lost

Owner/Custodian

 Friends of Banham Zoo 

Listing status
Grade I Grade II* Grade II Don't Know Not Listed

Surface Condition
Corrosion, Deterioration Accretions
Bird Guano Abrasions, cracks, splits
Biological growth Spalling, crumbling
Metallic staining Previous treatments
Other  
Detail:

Structural Condition
Armature exposed Broken or missing parts
Replaced parts Loose elements
Cracks, splits, breaks, holes Spalling, crumbling
Water collection Other
Detail:

Vandalism
Graffiti Structural damage Surface Damage
Detail:

Overall condition
Good Fair Poor

Risk
No Known Risk At Risk Immediate
Signatures/Marks  
Inscriptions  

Description (physical)

 Life-size equestrian sculpture made from recycled steel with a rust finish  

Description (iconographical)

 The Suffolk Horse was made as an appropriate piece to exhibit at the Norfolk Show Ground, its imagery and incorporation of recycled machine parts referring to East Anglian farming industry and history. Suffolk Punch horses at Banham Zoo were used for direct reference and are stabled close to where the work was finally installed 

Photographs

 Date taken:  14/1/2007
Date logged:  18/1/2007

Photographed by:
David Hulks

On Site Inspection

 Date:  14/1/2007

Inspected by:
David Hulks

Sources and References

 Private communication with John Behm 2-Jul-07 / www.banhamzoo.co.uk accessed 5-Sep-07 

Database

 Date entered:  5/9/2007

Data inputter:
David Hulks