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 | Title: St Helen's and St Katharine's School, Jean Duffield Library The new library was officially opened by Arabella Duffield, granddaughter of Jean Duffield, in March 2010. 'Visitors were dazzled by the new facilities'. Article in the Herald describing best-selling author Robert Harris's visit to the new £6m library |
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 | Title: Salisbury Cathedral Salisbury Cathedral has new state-of-of-the-art lighting system |
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 | Title: Thames Valley Police, Aylesbury Police Station As part of a multi-million pound investment programme, Thames Valley Police is renovating or rebuilding 10 of its 48 police station buildings across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Berkshire. At Aylesbury Police Station, the newly built custody area has been lit by Designplan light fittings. The luminaires are located in each cell, as well all corridors and office areas, the van dock, toilets, medical room, and sign-in desk providing a safe environment for both the police workforce and detainees. Published in Designplan Lighting, Light Reading Designplan on-line catalogue showcasing the lighting at TVP Aylesbury  |
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 | Title: Ripon Cathedral As part of this Heritage Lottery funded work, Elliott has been learning about working in a Grade 1 listed building: 'At first it was scary working up high, but with the harness it starts to feel safe. You have to pay attention to where you are drilling!' For this young Oxfordshire man, it is not only the first time working in a Cathedral, but also the first time working away from home. The contractors undertaking the work on Ripon Cathedral have experience in working on historic buildings. Mr Bob Harris, the MD, said: 'We put a very high value on training our people so that in this environment not only are they learning their electrical skills, but also developing an insight into the needs of historic buildings. Last year we worked on Salisbury Cathedral'. Elliott is seen here undertaking extra conservation training with the Cathedral Architect, Patrick Crawford, who said: 'As the Cathedral Architect I was delighted to have an opportunity to discuss with Elliott Bennett the extensive range of concerns which need to be addressed when working in a Historic Building of the significance of Ripon Cathedral. By training the next generation of craftsmen we are going a long way to ensuring that the fabric of these incredibly important buildings will be in safe hands for years to come'. The Heritage Lottery Fund enables communities to celebrate, look after and learn more about our diverse heritage. From our great museums and historic buildings to local parks and countryside or recording and celebrating traditions, customs and history, HLF grants open up our nation's heritage for everyone to enjoy. We have awarded grants totalling more than 4 billion to more than 26,000 projects. Winner of Exterior Lighting prize in Lighting Design Awards 2011 |
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 | Title: St Antony's College, Hilda Besse Building, Dining Room The dining hall at St Antony’s College was built in the late Sixties with large single-glazed windows, low levels of insulation and a high ceiling. The hall is used daily for lunch and dinner, and also frequently in the evening for a variety of other functions. It’s a large facility in the middle of the site, and an important focus in the students’ daily life, so it’s vital that it remains in commission. The college consulted Oxford-based contractor RT Harris and Son with the aim of finding a more permanent and effective system. David Sexton explains: “Reliability was a priority in this installation, due to the frequent usage of this hall and high volumes of people depending on it. We use Dimplex products all the time, we know they won’t give any problems, so the manufacturer was our first choice." R T Harris and Dimplex deliver dining comfort at Oxford University |
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