All Saints’ Church in Stock has taken two major steps in 2024 to safeguard its Grade 1 listed building while making it a better and flexible location.
Having repaired the roofs over the Nave and Chancel the next stage was to rewire and upgrade all aspects of their electrics.
Clarity’s input was to give the church an up-to-date LED lighting system which is cheaper-to-run with up to 90% energy reduction and provides easy touch controls to ensure anyone can operate the system. The new lighting system does not just offer a variety of options for use during main services, but also for a meeting area and an enhanced ‘stage’ set-up for the village school to use. All the house lighting was replaced with 37 LED alternatives with excellent colour rendering index to provide the “wow” factor. Two spots over the ‘seasonal display area’ were installed and two ceiling downlighters under the organ loft. A 3K spot by the pulpit also helps to illuminate text for the reader.
The control system utilises the ‘Expert’ system by Pharos Controls. This fully programmable, multi-zone architectural lighting control package with a 5” touch screen has a user interface can be configured to the clients’ requirements and is easily modified or upgraded if the requirements for the system change or are expanded. Additional push-button triggers can be added to act as ‘first-in, last-out’ switches or as pre-set recalls for quick and easy access.
The luminaires were designed and developed in the UK by GDS whose lighting range is in use in numerous theatres in London including Sadlers Wells, high-end heritage buildings such as the Natural History Museum and various churches and chapels, including the Tower of London chapel.
Future plans include upgrading the heating, a redecoration and tackling holes left in the spire by woodpeckers!
“I can only say that your lighting more than exceeds expectations in every way. Our new system works effectively, flexibly and with simple controls - just as you promised! I also want to say how impressed we were with all your very pleasant and skilful staff. They were efficient and checked every detail as we progressed. And I was deeply impressed by Terry today as he honed the controls with great patience and skill.”Martin King, Parochial Church Council

