St James’ Church Clapham

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Built: 1957-58 by N F Cachemaille-DayListed: Grade IISimon Jenkins:  ★Project Type: Interior Relighting ProjectProject cost: circa £48,900 ex VAT and feesCompleted: January 2008Case Study No: 3118 The new lighting at St James’ Church retained the original 1950’s pendants which were restored with the aid of a grant from English Heritage. This is a simple yet most elegant lighting scheme which is entirely in sympathy with the modern …

St Mary’s Church Ealing

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Origins: C11th and C12thRebuilt: 1866 by S.S. TeulonListed: Grade II*Project Type: Interior Relighting ProjectProject cost: circa £100,000 ex VAT and feesCompleted: September 20042005 Lighting Design Awards: Heritage Category – CommendedCase Study No: 2006 The relighting of St Mary’s Church was part of a restoration and reordering of this splendid building by SS Teulon in the middle of the 19th Century. The lighting is theatrical in both effect and application. In …

St Mary the Virgin Painswick

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Built: Origins C11th, with C14th-15th & C17th -C20th AdditionsListed: Grade ISimon Jenkins: ★ ★Project Type: Interior Relighting ProjectProject cost: £80,000 ex VAT and feesCompleted: December 2012Case Study No: 3183 Often referred to as “The Queen of the Cotswold’s”, Painswick’s narrow streets and traditional architecture make it the epitome of the English village. At its heart, St Mary’s Church, with its soaring spire is probably one of the …

St John’s Walk Hereford Cathedral

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Built: C16thListed: Grade IProject Type: Interior Lighting ProjectProject cost: circa £15,000 ex VAT & FeesCompleted: February 2016Case Study No: 3525 St John’s Walk was built in the 12th Century and forms a covered walkway between the main cathedral and the cloisters who’s adjoining buildings provide the accommodation for some of the Cathedral staff and clergy. The ceiling is beautifully decorated with a series of fine and unique …

The Crypt Chapel Sheffield Cathedral

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Built: C20thListed: Grade IProject Type: Interior Relighting ProjectProject cost: circa £27,000 ex VAT & FeesCompleted: July 2016Case Study No: 3585 The Crypt Chapel lies to the north of the main body of the Cathedral below St George’s Regimental Chapel. It receives little daylight – except from the entrance steps and therefore relies almost entirely on the new artificial lighting. Carefully designed fittings are fixed to the …

Chapel of the Holy Spirit Sheffield Cathedral

Light Perceptions

Built: C20thListed: Grade IProject Type: Interior Relighting ProjectProject cost: circaCompleted: July 2016Case Study No: 3585 The Chapel of the Holy Spirit lies with its entrance opposite to the Crypt Chapel and benefits from daylight on three sides from tall slim windows. The new lighting here provides improved reading light to the fixed collegiate stalls and greater spotlighting to the Altar and reredos. Uplighting from fittings positioned …

St Andrew’s Church Oxshott

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Built: 1911Listed: Not ListedProject Type: Interior Relighting ProjectProject cost: circa £70,000 ex VAT and feesCompleted: 2015Case Study No: 3436 St Andrews was built at the start of the C20th as the villages in this part of Surrey steadily expanded. Today it is a lively and popular church, very much at the heart of the local community. The new lighting has replaced a set of 1950s pendants …

Dorchester Abbey

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Origins: C11th, Additions C14th, C17th, C19thListed: Grade ISimon Jenkins: ★★★★Project Type: Interior Relighting ProjectProject cost: circa £218,000 ex VAT and feesCompleted: March 2015Case Study No: 3494 There has been a place of Christian Worship on this site for almost fourteen hundred years. The current building dates back to the 12th century (the lead font is from 1170) but has been extended and adapted throughout its life. William Butterworth …

St Mary’s Church, Thame

Light Perceptions

Origins: C13th, Additions C14th & C15thListed: Grade ISimon Jenkins: ★★Project Type: Interior Relighting ProjectProject cost: circa £74,000 ex VAT and feesCompleted: October 2015Case Study No: 3172 We are very pleased to announce the completion of a new lighting scheme at St Mary’s Church in Thame. The design replaces a theatrical halogen scheme from the 1980s with all LED downlighting in the nave, aisles and chancel. Large pendants installed in the …

St Anne’s Church Kew Green

Light Perceptions

Built: C18thListed: Grade II*Simon Jenkins: ★ Project Type: Exterior Relighting ProjectProject cost: circa £50,000 ex VAT & FeesCompleted: December 2015Case Study No: 3473 St Anne sits proudly at the heart of the Kew Green conservation area and close to the main gates of The Royal Botanical Gardens. The new external lighting scheme replaces an older installation which had fallen into disrepair. With miniature exterior floodlights positioned at the foot …