Example of a finished Seven Dials lantern in situ.
Image courtesy of the Covent Garden Journal.
Major new lighting scheme installed after seven years’ intensive work –
Following seven years of intensive and sometimes frustrating work, 2014 saw the installation of the Trust’s major new lighting scheme – the replacement of post-mounted street lights by bespoke facade-mounted lanterns throughout Seven Dials.
Example of a finished Seven Dials lantern in situ. Image courtesy of the Covent Garden Journal.
The Windsor-style lanterns and their cradles have been designed by trustee Paul Draper. The façade lighting partnership is led by the Trust with Camden Council, the City of Westminster, the Corporation of London, English Heritage, the Mercers’ Company and Shaftesbury PLC.
Read more on our Façade Lighting Project