Public Monument and Sculpture Association National Recording Project
Mother Sea Photograph
Region ID | AH | |
Work ID | 238 | |
Manual Reference | BRIDGEND005 | |
Type | Sculpture | |
Title | Mother Sea | |
Sculptor | Nicholas, Peter W. | |
Date of design | 1992 | |
Year of unveiling | 1993 | |
Unveiling details | 1993 | |
Road | West Drive | |
Precise Location | In centre of Seabank Garden, opposite Seabank Hotel | |
A to Z Ref | ||
OS Ref | SS815766 | |
Postcode | ||
Work is | Extant | |
Listing Status | Not listed | |
Duty of Care | Porthcawl Town Council | |
Commissioned by | First Leisure plc | |
Notes | ||
Stone carving of mermaid figure forming a circle to represent the cycle of life.The theme of the work is in the form of evolution, of life emerging from the sea to the land. | ||
First Leisure plc commissioned and sponsored the work with the backing of the Arts Council. The company donated it to the town of Porthcawl. | ||
The work is symbolic of Porthcawl's association with the sea. | ||
circa | ||
raw year | 1993 | |
Condition | Good | |
At risk | No known risk | |
Inscriptions | ||
Signatures | Signed on lower part of sculpture: P.W. NICHOLAS. / 1993 | |
Elements
Element Details
Part of work | Material | Dimensions |
|---|---|---|
Mother Sea | Portland stone | 152cm high x 122cm wide x 122cm deep |
Base | Stone | 61cm high |
Assessment of Condition
Surface Character
Detail | Comment |
|---|---|
Biological growth | Some amount of lichen on sculpture |
Other | Weathering of stone in parts but work is in exposed position on sea-front |
Structural Condition
Structural Condition | Comment |
|---|---|
Other | Good condition |
Vandalism
Vandalism | Comment |
|---|---|
None | |
