Public Monument and Sculpture Association National Recording Project
Circle of Time Photograph
Region ID | EM | |
Work ID | 119 | |
Manual Reference | LE123DF | |
Type | Sculpture | |
Title | Circle of Time | |
Sculptor | Stonyer, Andrew | |
Date of design | 1996 | |
Year of unveiling | ||
Unveiling details | Saturday 10 August 1996 | |
Road | Barton Road | |
Precise Location | North side of Barton Road, in Memorial Gardens, to left of gate | |
A to Z Ref | ||
OS Ref | SK424057 | |
Postcode | ||
Work is | Extant | |
Listing Status | Not listed | |
Duty of Care | Barlestone Parish Council | |
Commissioned by | Barlestone Parish Council | |
Notes | ||
Abstract sculpture in the form of an incomplete ring standing on edge, open at the top. A short way down from its beginning on the left, the ring is interrupted by a wedge shape, and then at the bottom, almost halfway round its circuit, another. From this lowest point the ring rises uninterrupted to its zenith. The incomplete ring symbolises the cycle of the twentieth century, the two wedges standing for the two world wars 1914-18 and 1939-45, and the uninterrupted rising arc the ensuing fifty years of peace enjoyed by Britain at the time of the sculpture’s commissioning (1995). | ||
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Condition | Good | |
At risk | Not at risk | |
Inscriptions | - printed on plaque fixed to nearby boulder: ‘CIRCLE OF TIME’ SCULPTURE. / SCULPTOR - A.A. STONYER / [beneath which is a diagram of the sculpture with relevant dates as symbolised by the segments and wedges of the circle, followed by the following verbal explanation:] This sculpture celebrates and emphasises the last fifty years of peace by / contrasting it to the previous forty six years which were marked by two world / wars and considerable social and political upheaval in Europe. This cycle of / events is described in the detail of the sculpture. / [space] Commencing from the top in a clockwise direction one proceeds from 1900 to / 1918 as defined by the first segment of the circle. Subsequently 1914 to 1918 is / defined by a wedge which breaks the circle and suggests violence and / destruction (First World War). The second segment proceeds from 1918 to 1939 / when it is defined by a second wedge (Second World War). Moving to the / largest and most dominant segment, with its ascendant rotation to the top of the / circle, symbolises the last fifty years of peace. / [space] The sculpture is in Corten Steel / [space] / This sculpture was officially unveiled on August 10th 1996 by / T.G.M. Brooks JP, Lord Lieutenant of Leicestershire. | |
Signatures | None | |
Elements
Element Details
Part of work | Material | Dimensions |
|---|---|---|
sculpture | corten steel | h. 214; w. 165; d.73 |
Assessment of Condition
Surface Character
Detail | Comment |
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No damage | |
Structural Condition
Structural Condition | Comment |
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None | |
Vandalism
Vandalism | Comment |
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None | |
