St. James’s church, Sussex Gardens was George Edmund Street’s last building completed in 1882, the year of his death. It is a stately design which was enriched by Sir
Arthur Blomfield after Street’s death.
The new lighting installation had to provide lighting to suit a wide variety of needs, give flexibility and control yet be manageable, energy efficient, give good colour rendering
and be simple to use, and of course the installation had to enhance the building.
Each fitting incorporates low energy lighting that can be dimmed (the “workhorse” of the installation) combined with energy efficient low-voltage halogen lamps.
All the control gear is concealed within the central column of the fitting enabling maintenance of all the equipment to be carried out at one accessible location.
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CES were asked to design and install the new lighting throughout the worship area which included rewiring for small power as well as lighting to the tower and
amenity lighting. One of the main problems with the lighting in the nave and chancel being the marble walls, which could not be touched. Bespoke brackets were designed and installed at clerestory level between the windows to support drop rods to cylinder pendants where high frequency ballasts that can be dimmed, and electronic transformers were housed to control the directional spots as well as the low energy downlights.
A Dutch Flemish two tier chandelier was installed over the font, bespoke low voltage spots were attached to the brass ball support which bathed light over the choir when
singing in the baptistery. Period lanterns were used in the internal porch as well as the external facade of each porch. Amenity lighting provided a soft wash of light around the perimeter of the
church.
