With only six 13 Amp power outlets available to drive architectural lighting for the whole Cathedral exterior - due to cabling issues preventing the use of generators - Cunniffe's only option was to use LED lightsources. This BB7 fixture consumes just 210 Watts at 240 volts, and proved ideal for the task.
The 24 units were floor mounted, and illuminated the upper and lower Portico columns of the Cathedral's main façade. Cunniffe also used a variety of other LED fixtures for the project which involved highlighting St Paul's full entrance facade, commenting that the BB7 was "the most striking" of them all.
City Salute was a sunset pageant and son et lumière organized to support the UK's armed forces and their families and to raise money for injured service-people. It was attended by Princes William and Harry, royal patrons of the City Salute Appeal.
Lighting for the show was programmed and operated by Ross Williams using a WholeHog II console, with PRG supplying all the other lighting equipment and crew.
(Jim Evans)
