Public Monument and Sculpture Association National Recording Project
The Delight Photograph
Region ID | UEL | |
Work ID | 671 | |
Manual Reference | GR142 | |
Type | Sculpture | |
Title | The Delight | |
Sculptor | Gerrard, Alfred Horace | |
Date of design | 1962-67 | |
Year of unveiling | 1967 | |
Unveiling details | ||
Road | Finchale Road | |
Precise Location | Abbey Wood Park | |
A to Z Ref | 84 3B | |
OS Ref | TQ464793 | |
Postcode | SE2 | |
Work is | Extant | |
Listing Status | II | |
Duty of Care | London Borough of Greenwich | |
Commissioned by | ?London County Council | |
Notes | ||
Quotation from Listing Schedule of Department of Culture, Media and Sport: '... the blocks carved in relief pattern of semi-abstract Cubist dancing figures; these most clearly seen to right. The lines of the sculpture contrast with the underlying grid of the blocks'.(1) | ||
Possibly commissioned by London County Council for inclusion in the building of Thamesmead. | ||
circa | c. | |
raw year | 1967 | |
Condition | Good | |
At risk | No known risk | |
Inscriptions | See note 786/11/10086 of Listing Schedule of Department of Culture, Media and Sport re inscription which is missing. | |
Signatures | ||
Elements
Element Details
Part of work | Material | Dimensions |
|---|---|---|
Main panel | Limestone (with yellow brick on the back) | 300cm high x 810cm wide. Returns at either end of panel are 300cm high x 135cm wide |
Plinth | Yellow brick (vestiges of a slate covering left on brick) | 100cm high x 810cm wide x 130cm wide |
Assessment of Condition
Surface Character
Detail | Comment |
|---|---|
Corrosion, Deterioration | Possibly slight corrosion but design still very clear |
Biological growth | |
Structural Condition
Structural Condition | Comment |
|---|---|
Cracks, splits, breaks, holes | |
Other | Vestiges of a slate covering on brick plinth. Presume it has suffered frost damage |
Vandalism
Vandalism | Comment |
|---|---|
Graffiti | |
