Crescent Lighting News

Thursday 20 December 2012

NT Water Tower changes colour for Christmas!

The National Trust owned Trelissick Gardens in Cornwall sits on its own peninsula in an unspoiled stretch of the river Fal. Pictureque planting is heightened by the folding contours and the informal woodland setting.There is a mini lighting festival in December every year as part of their seasonal activities, where parts of the gardens remain open after dark and are lit to show off the specimen tress and shrubs.
This year, in addition to llamas and donkeys, a 8 metre Christmas tree and Father Christmas himself, the area lit has been extended again, and the iconic Water Tower now boasts a colour change scheme with LED flood lights from Crescent.
Working closely with the garden team at Trelissick, Crescent LED floodlights CLF7501 and CLF7502 were chosen, with the larger CLF7501 unit mounted close to the Tower base and fitted with wide beam lenses. The CLF7502s were fitted with narrow lenses and mounted in elevated positions to pick out the roof and upper windows. The Tower is not evenly lit all around, but the two primary viewing angles - from the road along side and from within the property itself - are favoured with the most coverage.
The Water Tower has been converted into a holiday home and is let for much of the year - apart of course from this festive season when it is open to visitors who can climb inside and wonder at the strange acoustic quality.