View from St Hugh
Nobody likes to see a building as magnificent as Lincoln Cathedral covered in scaffolding, but unfortunately this is an essential part of the never ending restoration challenge that we face.
Scaffolding boards soon start to look tired and dirty, and so, when work began on the new restoration project back in May 2010, we wanted to use the space to show people something a bit different!
Working closely with the Ruddocks, we came up with the fun idea of putting a large panoramic view of the city onto the hoarding boards. ‘The View from St Hugh’ is 80ft long and is made up of 20 individual photographs stitched together, taken by local photographer Dick Makin. They reveal the south of the city with views as far as the power station near Newark and closer up stunning shots of the Bailgate area.
The design team at Ruddocks came up with some fantastic ideas for the rest of the hoarding boards, including ‘Meet the Team’ and the ‘Site Office’. There has been a huge amount of interest with people following the progress on Twitter and Facebook. Grateful thanks go to our sponsors including; The Lindum Group, Simons, Lincolnshire Cooperative, Investors in Lincoln and Ruddocks, all who have made significant contributions to restoring individual areas on the Turret. The contribution from the Lincolnshire Cooperative was as part of their Big Birthday Awards. You can follow the link to their YouTube to see us on the video they screened at their AGM.
The entire project is set to take the next 5 years to complete and will cost approximately £2.5 million (including work needed on the North West turret on the opposite side in 2013/14). Costs are kept to a minimum by using our own in house team of craftsmen and women, who will be working on a major programme of stone replacement, re-carving and maintenance work.
We would like to encourage local businesses to support the campaign and think about the social and economic impact that Lincoln Cathedral has on the region. It is one of the biggest visitor attractions in the area and generates over 600 local jobs. To become involved, Business Sponsorship packages start from as little as £1,500 and include a number of corporate benefits or join us and others on our annual Fundraising Day. For further details please contact Sally Crawford, Fund Development Manager 01522 561614 or email FDManager@lincolncathedral.com.
