LED lighting has transformed medieval Cotswold church

[THE NEW YEAR saw the completion of the latest project by Church Lighting Systems – part of CLS Electrical Services Ltd – at Holy Cross Church in Ashton Keynes, Swindon. The team from CLS have implemented the lighting design to their usual high standard.

Ashton Keynes is a pretty village in the Cotswold Water Park, south of Cirencester. At the northern edge of the village, beside the earthworks and moat of a lost medieval castle, stands the parish church, dedicated to the Holy Cross.

The church we see there today was begun in the 12th century, but may stand on the site of an earlier building erected by the monks of Cranborne Abbey. After 1102 the church was appropriated by Tewkesbury Abbey, which held the right of presentation until the Reformation.

The transformation of the beautiful church highlights all its beautiful architectural features. The arch uplighting is impressive – much to the delight of all members of the church council. All lighting is LED and DALI controlled to allow scene setting for any service, event or concert. q