Wide Sky Blog
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Two awards for Heritage Quay
Great news for our clients at Heritage Quay. They have recently one not one, but two, fantastic awards.
The Royal Historical Society has commended Heritage Quay for its “promotion of public history” in the new Public History Prize Awards.
New Project Win: Daniel Adamson
We’re delighted to be part of the team that will be developing the interpretation project that will run alongside the restoration of the Daniel Adamson, the oldest operational steam tug tender built on Merseyside.
New Project Win: Headstone Manor, Harrow
Headstone Manor is part of Harrow Museum. Built around 1310, it is the earliest surviving timber framed building in Middlesex. It is surrounded by the only surviving filled moat in the county, dating from the14th century.
Training at St Martin’s Church
Some time ago we installed two time lapse cameras at St Martin’s Church in Bilborough, Nottinghamshire capturing the restoration of their unique murals over three months and the life of the church and its ceremonies over a year.
Newhaven Fort project complete
Earlier this year we installed time lapse photography equipment at Newhaven Fort to capture the activities of a resident artist creating a World War II street scene around the theme of VE Day with help from local school children.
Helping out with hardware at the Royal Chelsea Hospital
The Royal Chelsea Hospital found themselves with a tight deadline to meet, needing some high specification equipment installed to run a film showing life in the newly restored accommodation in the West Wing of the Royal Hospital.
New Project Win: Clevedon Pier
This project will allow visitors to learn more about Clevedon Pier itself, Clevedon town and the ecology of the Severn Estuary. We’re looking forward to being part of a team providing a flexible solution to help the Trust to tell a lot of different stories to a varied visitor base in a very small space.
St Barrwg’s Church – video preview
We’ve just installed a new interactive touch screen table at St Barrwg’s Church, Bedwas. It explores how the church journeys with you from birth to death, touching on important points in that journey and exploring the different services.
Wild Explorers is open at Marwell Zoo
Wild Explorers gives visitors an immersive experience and views of three precious species that Marwell Zoo is involved in the conservation of: the white rhino, Greyvy’s zebra, and scimitar-horned oryx.