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Title*

Innocence
County Suffolk   District Council Ipswich Borough Council 
Civil Parish or equivalent Ipswich  Town/Village* Ipswich 
Road Christchurch Park 
Precise Location NW edge of playground 
OS Grid Ref TM163455  Postcode IP1 
Previous location(s)  
Setting Park  Access Public 
Artist/Maker Role Qualifier
Linda Thomas  Sculptor(s)   
Wood for Stone  Carver(s)   

Commissioned by

 Ipswich Borough Parks Department, funded by Heritage Lottery Fund, the artist and Wood for Stone 

Design & Constrn period

 2007 

Date of installing

  

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: Abstract sculpture

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
Innocence  Portland stone  H. 197 W. 122 D. 30 cms. 

Work is
Extant Not Sited Lost

Owner/Custodian

 Ipswich Borough Council 

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: Muddy because used as target for football practice

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)

 An elegant white marker with a tapered 'eye' to the top right, which reflects the pattern of light and shade from the nearby trees. 

Description (iconographical)

 A commission to a sculptor newly graduated from Suffolk College which resulted from the funding for the restoration of Christchurch Park. The sculpture is the artist’s response to the restoration of Christchurch Park. There were many changes happening in the park in 2007 with a lot of disruption; not all of which was welcomed. This piece responds to the complexities of the restoration of the traditional and historic whilst embracing the needs of people who use the park today. Inspired by the beautiful windows in the main entrance to Christchurch Mansion; the artist decided to take the window into the park. The artwork contrasts people with the landscape, traditional with contemporary and new with old. 

Photographs

 Date taken:  12/1/2008
Date logged:  13/1/2008

Photographed by:
Sarah Cocke

On Site Inspection

 Date:  12/1/2008

Inspected by:
Richard Cocke

Sources and References

 Information from Rebecca Weaver, Arts Development Officer Visual Arts Ipswich www.visualarts-ipswich.org.uk/public_art/level_3/Linda%20Thomas (accessed 22/12/08) 

Database

 Date entered:  13/1/2008

Data inputter:
Richard Cocke