St Stephen’s Church Walbrook

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Built: 1672-79 by Sir Christopher WrenListed: Grade ISimon Jenkins: ★★★★Project Type: Interior Relighting and Rewiring Project + illuminated entrance handrailProject cost: circa £223,000 ex VAT and feesCompleted: March 2009Case Study No: 3146 St Stephen Walbrook is undoubtedly one of Wren’s finest City Churches. Its dome, the first of its type in England, is generally understood to be the prototype for St Paul’s Cathedral. St Stephen’s was re-ordered …

The Friary Church of St Francis and St Anthony, Crawley

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Built: 1959 by H.S. Goodhart-RendelListed: Grade IIProject Type: Interior Relighting ProjectProject cost: circa £70,000 ex VAT and feesCompleted: 2009Case Study No: 3148 This is one of Goodhart-Rendel’s finest buildings. The new lighting scheme, part of an overall re-ordering of the interior to celebrate its 50th anniversary, included a fine set of reproduction pendants, carefully recreated from photographs of the opening days of the Friary. Carefully positioned spotlighting …

St Michael’s Cathedral Coventry

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Built: 1962 by Sir Basil SpenceListed: Grade IProject Type: Interior Relighting and Rewiring ProjectProject cost: circa £130,000 ex VAT and feesCompleted: April 2010Case Study No: 3160 St Michael’s is one of the few Cathedral’s built after the introduction of electric light. Basil Spence and his engineers gave careful consideration to the use of artificial lighting and established clever positions for luminaires so that the building could …

Tewkesbury Abbey

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Listed: Grade IProject Type: Internal Relighting ProjectProject cost: circa £500,000 ex VAT and feesCompleted: 2014Case Study No: 3233 Abbey was founded in 1102 and consecrated in 1121. It was built to house Benedictine monks and is acknowledged to be one of the finest interiors of the era. Some 900 years later this stunning lighting scheme brings new life to the Abbey, illuminating the fine vaulting of …

Our Lady of Dolours Servite Parish Church, London

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Built: 1875 by J.A. HansomListed: Grade IIProject Type: Interior Relighting ProjectProject cost: £95,000 ex VAT and feeCompleted: July 2011Case Study No: 3284 This project, completed in 2011, was part of a larger cleaning and repairs project aimed at rejuvenating this large Victorian interior designed by J. A. Hanson. A new set of chandeliers carrying the motif of the Order of the Servite Martyrs was designed to …

St John the Baptist Adel, Leeds

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Origins: C12th, additions in C19th by RD ChantrellListed: Grade ISimon Jenkins: ★ ★Project Type: Interior Relighting ProjectCompleted: October 2012Case Study No: 3306 Adel lies in a leafy suburb to the north of Leeds. St John’s church is considered to be one of the finest and most complete Norman buildings in the north of England. Amongst the features of this small but quite beautiful parish church are the …

Carlisle Cathedral (PH III) Cumbria

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Origins: C12th, restored C18th & C19thListed: Grade IProject Type: Lighting Project (Choir Aisles)Installation cost: circa £85,000 ex VAT and feesCompleted: July 2012Case Study No: 3342 This project formed the third and final phase of the relighting of one of the most beautiful cathedrals in the north of England. With the nave and west end already lighting projects complete, Light Perceptions was commissioned to relight the choir aisles …

Wakefield Cathedral West Yorkshire

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Origins: C11th. C19th restoration Sir George Gilbert Scott, C20th additions by Nicholson & ComperListed: Grade IProject Type: Interior Relighting ProjectLuminaire cost: cost: circa £175,000 ex VATCompleted: March 2013Case Study No: 3142 Wakefield Cathedral is fine Mediaeval building in the heart of the City. It is also Wakefield’s largest public space and therefore a busy venue for both spiritual and secular events. Light Perceptions’ lighting scheme took inspiration …

All Saints Church Carshalton

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Origins: C12thRebuilt: C19th by BlomfieldListed: Grade II* Project type: Interior Relighting ProjectProject cost: circa £135,000 ex VAT and feesCompleted: December 20062007 Lighting Design Awards: Highly CommendedCase Study No: 3004 The new lighting at All Saints was carefully designed in the style of Sir Ninian Comper who added the beautifully gilded Reredos, Rood Screen and organ case. The original Comper electroliers, designed by Sebastian Comper in the mid 20th Century, and …