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Title*

Siberian Husky
County Norfolk   District Council Breckland Council 
Civil Parish or equivalent Mundford  Town/Village* Lynford 
Road Off West Tofts Road 
Precise Location At west end of My Lady of Consolation, backing onto a paddock 
OS Grid Ref TL819932  Postcode IP26 
Previous location(s)  
Setting Outdoors near a paddock  Access Public 
Artist/Maker Role Qualifier
Sally Leich  Sculptor(s)   

Commissioned by

 Forstal kennels 

Design & Constrn period

 ca. 2005 

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: Sculpture of Siberian Husky

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
Husky  Resinated bronze fibreglass  1 metre long 
Plinth  Granite  120 cms by 60 2 high 
Base  Brick, with picture of husky  110, by 90 by 95 wide 

Work is
Extant Not Sited Lost

Owner/Custodian

 Forstal kennels, run by Sally Leich and Ali Koops 

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 On base: Forstal Kennels 

Description (physical)

 A Siberian Husky lying resting his head on his paws, looking remarkably like a fox. One of a series produced by Sally Leich, which can be painted to match the colouring of the purchaser's husky. 

Description (iconographical)

 Siberian Huskies are a natural and ancient breed of sled dog, developed _by the Chukchi Indians of Eastern Siberia over many centuries of _co-dependence. These highly social, friendly and intelligent dogs earned their keep by pulling the Chukchis’ sleds swiftly across vast tracts of inhospitable hunting grounds, where speed, stamina and hardiness were crucial for survival. The Leich family first imported a pair of Siberians from the USA in 1969. These proved to be the third pair of this breed in the country. The two dogs, Ilya and Douschka, formed the foundation for Forstal Kennels, one of the most successful breeders of huskies in the country. As the Siberian Husky pack slowly grew, running them in harness began to seem the best way to exercise them. As other people in the UK became interested and the Siberian population grew – so the British Husky working and racing scene was born.  

Photographs

 Date taken:  15/7/2009
Date logged: 

Photographed by:
Sarah Cocke

On Site Inspection

 Date:  15/7/2009

Inspected by:
Richard Cocke

Sources and References

 Information from Ali Koops; www.huskyrides.co.uk/husky_rides.html accessed 15/07/2009 

Database

 Date entered:  20/7/2009

Data inputter:
Richard Cocke