Supporting Documentation Pott Shrigley St Christopher - Projector

Note to parish

This bundle includes all the supporting documentation to your faculty application as required under Rule

5.5 of the Faculty Jurisdiction Rules 2015.

List of documentation

Item Description Page

Overview

1 Statement of Need dated February 2020 2

2 Statement of Significance dated February 2020 5

3 Schedule of Works or Proposals from the Petition for Faculty dated 16 February 2020 10

Proposals

4 Annotated photographs showing layout uploaded 16 February 2020 11

5 Datasheet for laser projector PA803UL installation received 16 February 2020 17

Correspondence

6 Email correspondence between DAC office and parish dating from 12 July 2019 to 16

April 2020

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PCC Minute

7 PCC minute dated 21 January 2020 24

___________________________________

Caroline Hilton, DAC Secretary 28 April 2020

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Pott Shrigley St. Christopher

Permanent installation of projector

Statement of Need

Background

St. Christopher’s Church, Pott Shrigley is popular and well attended. Typical Sunday congregations are approximately 15 adults at the 8.30am Communion service and approximately 60 adults and 12 children at the 10.45am service. There are approximately 120 people on the electoral roll. A Praise and Play toddlers’ group meets weekly and the Church Guild (mostly retired people) meets monthly in the church building. In addition, approximately 10 weddings are conducted in the church each year and a similar number of funerals.

Slides are used to supplement the sermon and other parts of the service at typically 2 -3 services per month, and are especially used to supplement special services at Christmas and Easter. In particular, “Carols by Candlelight” services have become well established at the church over the last 15 years, for which the whole service is projected on to the screen at the front of the church with the building lit solely by candles. In recent years, these services have been held on 4 separate occasions each Christmas in order to be able to accommodate the number of people who wish to attend – in 2019, the 4 services were attended by 548 adults and 79 children. The projection facilities are also regularly used by speakers at the Church Guild meetings and when the neighbouring C of E Primary School use the church building.

Currently, the projector is temporarily positioned on a shelf at the back of the church, just above head height, and is connected up to a laptop computer (which has to be at the back of church) and mains power each time it is used. The inability to position the laptop powering the projector in the chancel so that it can be seen and operated by the person leading the service or preaching the sermon is a frequent frustration.

The PCC is progressing plans for the church building to be open to visitors during daylight hours from March 2020. The planning for this has identified that the projector is insufficiently protected from theft in its current position.

The Need

To permanently install the projector in a suitable, secure location and provide cabling to give more flexibility in its operation.

Proposal

It is proposed to install the projector on a suitable bracket such that it is suspended above the balcony at the back of the church and behind the wall above the top of the arch of the opening between the nave and the tower structures, such that the projection beam just cuts under the top of the arch. A light is currently positioned on the wall where the bracket will be attached – this will be moved higher up the wall, and the cabling to/from the

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projector and light will be routed in white trunking in the corner and wall-to-ceiling joins before dropping down centrally above the arch (on its rear face) to the light and the projector.

CAT6 HDMI cabling and sockets will be installed to provide flexibility for the laptop powering the projector to be connected either on the balcony, at the back of church in the tower vestry or in the chancel.

To ensure that the controls and connections have the capacity and flexibility for the future, PCC have considered potential future requirements and the following items will also be included :

Cabling to the front corner of both the north and south aisle such that small “repeater” screens can be positioned there in the future. Members of the congregation seated in the front pews in either aisles have no or a restricted view of the current screen.

A spare connection to allow a “repeater” screen to be positioned in the tower vestry. The vestry is used as a crèche during services. A loudspeaker currently conveys the sound of the service into the vestry, and the future addition of a screen would improve the ability of the supervising adults/parents in the crèche to remain connected to the service.

Spare connections to allow 3 cameras to be connected into the system in the future and their images projected. The cameras would potentially be located to show the bell chamber, the ringing chamber and the nave/chancel.

Cabling to the front of the north and south aisles and to the chancel will be black and routed at the base of the roof cornice along the nave, down and around the timber brackets and on top of the stone corbels, and then drop in narrow white trunking in the front corners of the nave.

Photographs and layout plans showing the proposed locations are included in a separate document in this application. The existing screen (mounted behind the chancel arch) will continue to be used. The projector is an NEC PA803UL.

Why is this needed, and why now?

Projecting slides to supplement the sermon and other parts of the service has been very beneficial to the content and quality of services for many years. Improving the positioning of the projector to reduce the risk of it being accidentally knocked or moved, and to provide flexibility on input points to it, have been intentions for a while. The specific trigger now is the proposal to leave the church building open for visitors during daylight hours, and the need to position the projector in a more secure position against theft.

When the building is open, the access spiral stair to the balcony will be locked off to prevent access to the balcony. As the projector will be set back behind the arch at the rear of the church and above the balcony, it will only be visible in the main body of the church from the very front of the chancel, and then will only be a white body against a white ceiling, such that most visitors will probably not be aware that it is there.

Future potential additions to the video/projector system have been identified now to ensure controls and switching installed now have spare capacity for the future.

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Justification

The proposals have very low impact on the significance of the church. The projector will only be partially visible from the very front of the chancel and its supporting bracket will be wholly behind the arch wall and not visible.

Alternatives considered and rejected

Alternative locations were considered and rejected as all would mean the projector was more visible, and some would make any maintenance of the projector more difficult:

On a shelf on the front side of the arch above the balcony (alongside the organ pipes)

On a pole suspended from the ceiling above the nave On the balcony rail – this would further obscure the view of the west (tower)

window, leave the projector vulnerable to being knocked, and significantly reduce the usability of the balcony for additional seating for the congregation at busy services and for the choir at weddings and Carols by Candlelight services.

Although the current temporary location of the projector could in theory continue to be used, the projector would have to be packed away after each use to ensure its safety and set-up again when needed. This continual moving and connecting/disconnecting would increase the risk of damage to the projector.

David Garton Churchwarden February 2020

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Pott Shrigley St. Christopher

Permanent installation of projector

Statement of Significance

1. History and description of the church building, contents, churchyard and setting

1.1 Basic facts

Parish Pott Shrigley

Dedication St. Christopher

Parish Number 1513

Diocese Chester

Deanery Macclesfield

Address Shrigley Road, Pott Shrigley SK10 5RT

Grid Reference 944792

Planning Authority Peak District National Park

Conservation Area Pott Shrigley Conservation Area

Statutory Listing Grade I

Scheduled Ancient Monuments Preaching Cross in the Churchyard

1.1 Summary history of the church

Very few records have come down from early history regarding Pott Shrigley. The two names relate to two distinct settlements – Pott in the south, near Bollington, and Shrigley to the north, near Poynton. The homes of the respective leading families for each – Pott Hall and Shrigley Hall – remain at their original sites although much changed over the centuries. The earliest facet of the church and churchyard is a Preaching Cross in the churchyard which has been estimated as 10th Century.

When William de Downes married Maud Shrigley in 1313 he became Lord of the Manor of Pott Shrigley. This was a thriving estate on good but hilly country, with farming and forestry. By the 15th Century mining for coal and the underlying “bakestone” (fireclay) was carried out on the slopes of the valleys where the narrow seams of coal came close to the surface and were accessible.

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The Lord of the Manor was then also the patron of Pott Chapel, a chapel of ease of Prestbury Parish. The then chapel building is now the chancel of the current church. By the end of the 14th Century, the nave had been built and the north aisle added. It is possible that there was some form of open-air belfry at the west end of the nave as the church has an early “Ring of Three” bells dated to 1430 (by an unknown source), cast by Robert Crowch. Alternatively, these bells may have hung elsewhere until the tower was built (see below). The Downes family remained at Shrigley Hall for five centuries but it is unknown whether they were the actual sponsors of these works.

The earliest firm date regarding the church is provided by the 1492 will of Geoffrey Downes. In this, he refers to the south aisle built to be his chantry and makes provision for the building of the tower and the payment of a priest to conduct services. It is unknown when the tower was actually built but it probably dates from the early 16th century with battlements and pinnacles added in the 19th century. The will also provided for the building of a school within the churchyard but no traces of this exist today – the current school building in the village was built in the early 1820’s.

In 1880, a new parish of St Christopher’s Pott Shrigley was created, independent of Prestbury with Rev George F Apthorp as the first vicar. The South Porch was added to the church in 1907 and a small extension added to the north side of the church in 2001 to provide a toilet.

1.2 Description of the church building and contents

The church is built in millstone grit random rubble with dressings of brown, grey and red sandstone to windows and doorways, except for the tower which is of narrow slabs of grey millstone grit. The tower’s diagonal buttresses, instead of being sharply defined from the main walls, die into them, rounded off in a curious manner, so that it is difficult to say where the walls finish and the buttresses begin. The roof is of (local) Kerridge stone tiles and of camber beam construction in the nave and chancel with a barrel ceiling internally in the nave. The south aisle has an arcade of octagonal piers; the north aisle is carried on a cluster of 3 colonnettes

Most windows are stained glass with the majority dating from the 19th century. The main east window was restored in 1872 and contains some medieval glass. The box pews are oak and, it is believed, came originally from Gawsworth when that church was being re-ordered in the 19th century. The communion rails are of an early period and consist of turned balusters placed between oak top and bottom rails. The oak Holy Table with the 1698 date forming part of its decoration is thought to have originated as a Jacobean dining table, and the font at the rear of the church is also stated to be Jacobean.

1.3 Description of the churchyard

The churchyard lies to the west, south and east of the church and is wholly within the Pott Shrigley Conservation Area and the Peak District National Park. The oldest part of the churchyard is delineated from the rest by a series of lime trees – it is thought that the gravestones in this area were mostly sunk and covered in grass to create a greensward in the late 19th century. The remainder of the churchyard results from a number of expansions over the centuries, contains a small number of reasonably old yew trees and has gravestones of numerous sizes, shapes and materials (more harmonized in recent

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years). The oldest graves marked by stones date from 1768 and 1782. Two grave plots are Commonwealth War Graves Commission graves with three casualties interred in them – one from World War 1 and two from World War 2.

The churchyard is walled along its entire boundary except for three gateways – a small pedestrian gate in the north boundary, a larger gate in the west boundary immediately facing the west door, and the (now) main entrance via the lych gate in the south east of the churchyard. The wall is of coursed local stone with larger slabs as a coping. Along some of the east boundary the churchyard is higher than the bordering road such that the wall is a retaining wall. Although clearly of some age, there are no records of when the wall was built – the listing details for the Grade II listed Church Cottages adjacent to the south of the churchyard record their construction as mid – 19th century but later than 1849 and it is possible the current churchyard wall was built at the same time.

A Grade II listed preaching cross stands in the churchyard immediately to the south of the church. Its listing details record that the base is probably medieval and made of two large, square stone blocks, the upper with ET cut into it. The cross has a tall octagonal shaft and cross-piece perhaps added when the cross was repaired in the late 18th century / early 19th

century. A Grade II listed Type K6 telephone kiosk stands just outside the churchyard to the east of the lych gate. A small area of trees subject to a Tree Preservation Order stand on land owned by the church but immediately outside and to the north-west of the walled churchyard.

The lych gate dates from 1920 and is also the village war memorial. Its construction is low sidewalls of coursed stonework supporting an oak frame and pitched roof of Kerridge stone slabs. Engraved stone slabs supported in the oak frame record the names of those killed, wounded and who served. There are no records as to its design or construction.

2. The significance of the church building

Pott Shrigley Church is Grade I listed and of High significance (using Church Building Council definitions). Its main elements are:

Phase or Area Significance

The churchyard and boundary of the site Moderate High

The preaching cross, dated to the 10th C High

The Chancel, probably late Norman, its 3-light window having High a semi-circular head

The Nave, 12th or 13th C High

The North Aisle, probably 14th C High

The South Aisle, completed 1490 High

The collar beam roof to Chancel and Nave High

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The Tower, probably early 16th C with 19th C pinnacles High

The South Porch, 1907 Moderate

The Lych Gate and War Memorial Moderate

The toilet extension and lobby, 2000 Low

The balcony extending the first floor of the tower into the rear Low Moderate of the nave

The windows in the church are mostly stained glass but date from Victorian times or later. Randle Holme visited Pott Shrigley church on 17th April 1589 and recorded detailed descriptions of the east window and the windows in the south and north walls of the chancel. Sadly, none of these windows remain – given the 1589 date, their destruction is more likely to have been at the hand of the Puritans during the Commonwealth period than by the ravages at the time of the Reformation. Working clockwise from the Tower, the existing windows are:

Significance

N.Aisle W. 4 narrow lights in Tudor-arched window;cartouche Low Moderate Of St George and an angel, two regimental badges 1964

N. 2-light square headed window, St Mary and Moderate St Anne, 1912

N. 3-light square-headed window, St Christopher Moderate with Christ based on a 1423 Southern German woodcut, 1912

E. 4 narrow lights in Tudor-arched window, plain Low glass

Chancel Pair of 19th C 2-light windows to N. and S. Low

E. 3-light window with semi-circular head, St Peter Moderate St Paul and St John. Colour and detail lost in historic inappropriate cleaning. Believed to contain some medieval fragments

S.Aisle E. 3-light pointed window, plain glass Low

S. 3-light pointed window, The Sermon on the Mount Moderate 1879

S. 2-light square-headed window, ‘Behold, I come Moderate quickly to give each man according to his work’, 1906

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W. 3-light pointed window, Christ appears to 10 Moderate Apostles, 1889

Tower W. 3-light pointed window, King David with angels Low (in poor condition) 1874

Tower vestry screen. Etched glazing in oak frame, Moderate Garden of Gethsemane by Warwick Hutton

The churchyard and the contents of the church are not impacted by this proposal and are not considered further in this Statement.

3: Assessment of the impact of the proposals on the significance

The proposals have very low impact on the significance of the church. Change to the fabric of the building is limited to the mounting of a bracket above and to the rear of the tower arch (which can not be seen from the main part of the building) and the routing of cabling along the cornice and down internal corners of the walls. The position for the projector has been chosen to minimise its visibility from the main part of the building for both aesthetic and security reasons.

Use of projected images and slides to supplement services is well established and appreciated by the congregation and adds to the impact of services (as is the case in many other churches and cathedrals).

David Garton Churchwarden Pott Shrigley St Christopher

February 2020

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We petition the Court for a faculty to authorise the following-

Please fully and accurately state the works or other proposals for which a faculty is sought. Where relevant, include the number and date on the architect’s or surveyor’s drawings or other specifications. If it is proposed to dispose of any item details must be given.

The works or proposals must be the same as those in respect of which the Diocesan Advisory Committee has given any advice (subject to any modifications that have been made to take account of advice received – if any modifications have been made they also must be described here).

SCHEDULE OF WORKS OR PROPOSALS

Provision and fixing of a suitable bracket to permanently install the existing overhead projector, and routing of its main cable to a suitable existing power socket.Provision of HDMI cabling to allow operating laptop to be connected in the chancel, the tower vestry or tower balcony.Provision of cabling to the front of the north and south aisles to enable future provision of "repeater" screens.

Copies of the Standard Information Form and any drawings, plans, specifications, photographs or other documents showing the proposals must be provided with this petition.

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Photographs showing the Church as-is and with mock-up of projector added

1. Current view of rear of church from the chancel

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2. View of rear of church with an indicative representation of the proposed installation of the

projector added and routes for cabling to the front of the church.

CABLING

ROUTED

ALONG

CORNICE

CABLING

ROUTED

ALONG

CORNICE

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3. Current view towards chancel from rear of balcony

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4. View from rear of balcony with an indicative representation of the proposed installation of the

projector added

Existing light to be moved higher up

the wall. Cabling for light and

projector to be run along the wall –

ceiling joint and drop vertically down

to both

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5. View of nave highlighting routing to be taken for cabling

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Indicative layout

PROJECTOR

LOCATION

(BRACKETED

FROM WALL

ABOVE ARCH)

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Datasheet

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ray content via the HDMI interface.

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Product InformationProduct Name PA803ULProduct Group Laser ProjectorOrder Code 60004323

ImageProjection Technology 3LCD TechnologyNative Resolution 1920 x 1200

(WUXGA)Aspect Ratio 16:10Contrast Ratio 1 2500000:1Brightness 1 8000 ANSI Lumen (approx. 80% in Eco Mode), with std. optional lenseLamp Laser Light SourceLamp Life [hrs] 20000 2

Lens 3 motorized lens optionsLense Adjustment MotorizedLens shift H:±20, V:+10,-50Keystone correction +/- 40° manual horizontal / +/- 40° manual verticalProjection Factor depending on lens selection (std. option NP41ZL at 1.3-3.02:1)Projection Distance [m] 0.7 – 50.9Screen Size (diagonal) [cm] /[inch]

(best performance range); Maximum: 1,270 / 500"

Zoom MotorizedFocus Adjustment MotorizedSupported Resolutions 4096 x 2160 (4k);

2560 x 1600(WQXGA);2048 x 1080 (2k);

1920x1200 (WUXGA)- 640x480 (VGA);1080i/50/60;1080p/24/25/30/50/60;

720p/60;720p/50;576i/50;576p/50;

480p/60;480i/50

Frequency Horizontal: analog: 15/24-100 kHz, digital: 15/24-153 kHz; Vertical: analog: 48-120 Hz,digital: 48-120 Hz

ConnectivityRGB (analog) Input: 1 x Mini D-sub 15-pin, compatible to component (YPbPr)Digital Input: 1 x DisplayPort; 1 x HDBaseT; 2 x HDMI™ supporting HDCP 2.2

Output: 1 x HDBaseT supporting HDCP 2.2Audio Input: 1 x DisplayPort Audio support; 1 x HDBaseT audio support; 2 x 3.5 mm Stereo Mini Jack

for Computer analog; 2 x HDMI audio supportOutput: 1 x 3.5 mm Stereo Mini Jack (variable)

Control Input: 1 x 3.5 mm Stereo Mini Jack (Wired Remote); 1 x D-Sub 9 pin (RS-232), EthernetLAN 1 x RJ45USB 1 x Type A (USB 2.0 high speed)3D Sync Output: 1 x Mini DIN 3pin

Remote Control

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Remote Control 3D Setup; Aspect Ratio; Audio Control; Auto Adjust; DisplayPort; Eco Mode Control; Edge-Blending; Freeze-function; Geometric Correction; HDMI; Help-function; Magnify-function;Multiscreen; Page (up, down); PBP/POP Function; Picture Adjust; Picture Mute; PIP Function;Power (On-OFF); Select (up, down, left, right); Source Select; Test Picture

ElectricalPower Supply 100-240 V AC; 50 - 60 HzPower Consumption [W] 774 (Normal) / 592 (Eco) / 0.7 (Network Stand-by) / 0.16 (Stand-by)

MechanicalDimensions (W x H x D) [mm] 580 x 208 x 494 (without lens and feet)Weight [kg] 18.2Fan Noise [dB (A)] 35 / 45 (Eco / Normal)

Environmental ConditionsOperating Temperature [°C] 5 to 40Operating Humidity [%] 20 to 80 non-condensingStorage Temperature [°C] -10 to 50Storage Humidity [%] 20 to 80 non-condensing

ErgonomicsSafety and Ergonomics CE; EAC; ErP; RoHS; TUEV Type Approved

Additional FeaturesSpecial Characteristics 4K/60Hz interfaces; Active 3D; AMX Beacon; Built-in Display/Multiscreen Splitter; Cinema

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Green FeaturesEnergy Efficiency ECO scheduler; Intelligent Power Management; Less than 0.3W Stand-By power; Longer lamp

life; Software scheduling; Timer-FunctionEcological Materials 100% recyclable packaging; Downloadable manualsEcological Standards ErP compliant

WarrantyProjectors 3 years pan-European serviceLight Source 3 years or 10000h (whatever comes first)

Shipping ContentShipping Contents Cable Cover (NP11CV); IR Remote Control (RD - 466E); Power Cord; Projector; Quick Setup

Guide; Users Manual on CD-ROM

Optional Accessories

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Optional Accessories 3 optional bayonet lenses; MultiPresenter Stick; Universal Ceiling Mounts (PJ01UCM,PJ02UCMPF); XpanD 3D Glasses (X105-RF-X2); XpanD 3D RF Emitter (AD025-RF-X2)

Lenses - motorized NP40ZL (0.79-1.11:1); NP41ZL (1.3-3.02:1); NP43ZL (2.99-5.93:1); NP44ML (0.32:1)

1 Compliance with ISO21118-2012

2 50% of initial brightness at the end of specified laser life time at 25 degree ambient temperature.

TUEV TypeApproved CE ErP RoHS

This product has been equipped with a laser module and is classified as Class1 of IEC60825-1 Ed3 2014 and is classified as RG2of IEC62471-5 Ed1 2015.DO NOT LOOK DIRECTLY INTO THE BEAM.

This document is © 2020 NEC Display Solutions Europe GmbH.

All rights reserved in favour of their respective owners. All hardware and software names are brand names and/or registeredtrademarks of the respective manufacturers. All specifications are subject to change without notice. Errors and omissions areexcepted. 27.02.2020

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Pott Shrigley St Christopher - Projector – Email correspondence with parish

Attachments are listed according to the numbering on the supporting documents list

• Attachments in blue are included within the proposals section

• Attachments in green are included within the consultation section

• Attachments in black italics are superseded or duplicated and do not form part of the

application

Date Message

12/07/2019

To: Katy Purvis

From: David Garton

I am one of the churchwardens at Pott Shrigley St Christopher. We are

considering improving our computer presentation capabilities in the

church, particularly by installing a new projector. Is there a Diocesan

Advisor for such matters please?

12/07/2019

To: David Garton

From: Katy Purvis

We are happy to hear you are considering a new AV system for St

Christophers. As a Grade 1 church, this will need special care to get the

right balance between worship need and impact on heritage, and your

architect, Graham Holland, will be able to offer advice on how to do that.

Yes, there is a Diocesan AV advisor, however, he advises the DAC on parish

applications, rather than advising the parish in the early stages. Our official

AV advisor is unobtainable at the moment, so we ‘borrow’ one from

Blackburn diocese, who is also a contractor working in our diocese, so if he

works with one of our parishes we borrow another AV advisor from

Durham. This further complicates the issue, and is one reason that these

advisors don’t travel to your church to advise.

I can provide you with a list of contractors that have installed AV systems

in our diocese, as attached. If you contact some of the parishes and

contractors, they should be able to help you work out what you need, and

then you can ask the DAC for informal advice about what you are

considering installing.

20/07/2019

To: Katy Purvis

From: David Garton

Thank you very much for this information. I have already had some

preliminary discussions with B&H (and so was relieved to see that they are

on your list!) and was about to contact Makerfield Systems. Hence I will

continue along these lines to work-up potential solutions and then get in

touch regarding DAC advice and, ultimately, permissions.

16/02/2020

To: Katy Purvis

From: David Garton

I have submitted the details of what we propose to do via the Online

Faculty System for DAC comment. It's been a while in gestation but we

have now worked up a proposal with Makerfield Systems.

20/02/2020

To: David Garton

From: Katy Purvis

Apologies for the delay in replying, I’ve been on leave. I’ve had a look at the application, added the scheme to the March agenda, we have had to bring the February meeting forward to this Monday, and the agenda is very full, so I can’t add it to the next meeting.

Please can you send details of the model of the projector, and I will send the details for review

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16/02/2020

To: Katy Purvis

From: David Garton

With attachment

Please find attached the datasheet for the projector. In addition to what it says, the projector is fitted with an NEC long throw lens (to be able to project from the back of the church).

5) Datasheet for laser projector PA803UL installation

10/03/2020

To: David Garton

From: Katy Purvis

We’ve heard back from the architect and AV advisor, and wish to pass on

their comments for your response.

The architect reviewer commented “The projector is a substantial piece of

equipment over half a metre wide and half a metre deep to hang below

the balcony. As indicated on the photo montage it is visually disruptive to

the finely detailed door and screen and general balance of the west end

composition. I realize the Church architect is supportive but have the

Church considered mounting the projector above/behind the Gallery rail

on the central axis of the building?”

The AV advisor commented “The projector is a very good choice provided

the correct lens is used of course. I can’t see any issues, it would be good

to know the type of HDMI transmission system the Church plan to use?”

I updated the AV advisor on the lens, with apologies for not sending it

originally, and he was content with that detail, however he also supported

the architect comment for locating the projector above/behind the gallery

rail, advising that that location might require the focal length to be

checked.

Please could you let me know your thoughts on the suggested location

and the type of HDMI transmission system?

18/03/2020

To: Katy Purvis

From: David Garton

Thank-you for your email. Regarding your questions:

• Makerfield Systems have told me that "The HDMI signal will be

transmitted over CAT6 cable using 4k HDBase-T extenders".

(Hopefully that means something to people who know about that

sort of thing!!)

• I'm afraid that I'm struggling to understand the architect’s

comments - maybe some of the shapes I superimposed on the

photos to try to depict the new projector have moved as the file

has been opened and closed on different computers. Our

proposal is that the new projector is installed on the centre line of

the building. It will be above and behind the gallery rail - the

proposal is that it is mounted behind the stone arch above the

balcony, positioned so that the image is projected just below the

apex of the arch. The box shown suspended below the gallery in

the photos is the current projector, which will be removed.

The lens has the correct focal length to project from this position.

I hope this clarifies the proposal.

16/04/2020

DAC Advice

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To: David Garton

From: Katy Purvis

I am writing to let you know that at its virtual meeting of 27 March 2020 to

03 April 2020, the DAC considered the proposals for projector, and

resolved, to recommend the scheme, subject to the following proviso:

a) The cable runs and fixings to be under the direction and subject to

the inspection of the Church Architect

This means that we will shortly be in a position to issue the Notification of

Advice and Public Notice. The current guidance, available on the Chester

Diocese website, at https://www.chester.anglican.org/news/display-of-

public-notices-for-faculty-petitions.php, is that any new public notices

should not be displayed until after the current lockdown is lifted. We will

let you know if that guidance is updated.

If you have any queries please do not hesitate to contact me.

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POTT SHRIGLEY PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL Tuesday, 21st January 2020 at 7.45 pm

Present: Rev David Swales, Duncan Matheson (Chair), David Gem (DHG), David Garton (DGG), Peter Kennedy, Ros Johnson, John Ryley, Ian Clarke, Mary Currell, Sheila Garton, Sally Winstanley, Eileen Buffey, Anne Murphy, Kath Matheson, Kim Swales, Pam Cooke, Chris Day, Andy Phillips, Mike Akerman

Apologies: Ian Malyan

Prayers: David Swales

Projector – Graham Holland was present on 20th January at church, together with representatives from the contractors supplying the system. Graham has agreed that the projector should be sited under the arch on the balcony. A Faculty will be needed for this work. The system will enable: the operation of the laptop on the balcony; the operation of the laptop at the front; two leads to allow the picture to be projected onto screens in the two side aisles. It was suggested this facility could be extended into the tower vestry. (NB The installation works include for cables and connectivity, not the screens themselves.) DGG has no exact cost for the works at this stage.

Proposal: to carry out the installation of the projector system, as agreed with the church architect, including cabling to the North and South aisles, and the tower vestry - up to a total of £1500 plus VAT. (Proposed Sally Winstanley/ seconded John Ryley). Agreed by unanimous vote.

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