Lighting up Lord’s, the home of cricket - Case study Lighting up Lord’s, the home of cricket The Project Lord’s wanted to install permanent floodlights to enable play in both poor light and in the evenings. Floodlighting would open up the sport to a whole new audience, keep the stadium at the forefront of cricket and help achieve better broadcast coverage. The planning stages were incredibly difficult, and we played a major part in this; consulting with residents, developing structural and lighting designs, and liaising with planning offices. The telescopic mast system was chosen because, as the masts could be lowered, it had less impact on the residents and skyline. "Each of the players I have spoken to has had nothing but praise for the quality of the lighting", Angus Fraser, MD of crick

Join for free to read