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Peddars Way Songline - Surveyors
County Norfolk   District Council Breckland Council 
Civil Parish or equivalent Breckland  Town/Village* Peddars Way 
Road Peddars Way National Trail 
Precise Location N/A see below 
OS Grid Ref N/A  Postcode N/A 
Previous location(s)  
Setting On National Path  Access Public 
Artist/Maker Role Qualifier
Tom Perkins  Letter carver(s)   
Hugh Lupton  Writer(s)   

Commissioned by

 Peddars Way National Trail 

Design & Constrn period

 2001 

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: Marker

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
Surveyors  Stone  1.80cms high x 75 wide x 17 deep 

Work is
Extant Not Sited Lost

Owner/Custodian

 Peddars Way National Trail 

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: horizontal and closer to the ground than the others and has suffered most from lichen

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 SURVEYORS HAVE MADE/THEIR LINES ON THE LAND/TRAPPING ALBION IN A/NET OF ROADS A TAUT/WEB ON THE EDGE OF/EMPIRE 

Description (physical)

 One of five markers made from contrasting stone and carefully chosen lettering. They are picturesquely positioned on Peddars Way running - in the sequence adopted here - from near Stowbeddon Plantation to the Coastal road near Holme-next-the sea. Their precise locations have not been indicated to preserve the sense of surprise for the cyclists/walkers on Peddars Way. 

Description (iconographical)

 Hugh Lupton told the story of where the landscapes and its landmarks came from and Liz McGowan created a series of temporary sculptures on the Peddars Way, taking her inspiration from the straight Roman road the curve of the land and how generations have interacted with the land. As part of the projects the artists held workshops for local communities and a storybook, CD and a teachers’ pack have been produced. The five permanent waymarkers were then carved by Tom Perkins. The idea of a Songline comes from the Australian Aboriginal belief system in which each ancient track is the score of a vast epic song whose verses tell the stories of how the landscape Songline for Norfolk using story poetry image and song to evoke the landscape history and geology of Peddars Way. Hugh Lupton’s account of the Norfolk Song Line reads: As you walk the Peddars Way you find yourself becoming more and more aware of all the others who have trodden the same ground whether they be Stone Age hunters Roman soldiers Saxon settler or medieval pilgrims. But remember that you walking in your time are as much part of everything that surrounds you as any traveller has been. All the past that has led to your moment is held like a great secret in the landscape that surrounds you. hat surrounds you as any traveller has been.  

Photographs

 Date taken:  11/4/2007
Date logged: 

Photographed by:
Sarah Cocke

On Site Inspection

 Date:  11/4/2007

Inspected by:
Richard Cocke

Sources and References

 www.norfolksongline.co.uk 11/04/07 

Database

 Date entered:  30/8/2009

Data inputter:
Richard Cocke