PROJECT: HAY'S GALLERIA

LIGHTING DESIGN: HILSON MORAN

MANUFACTURER: ZUMTOBEL

For hundreds of years the site of Hay's Galleria was the first welcoming port of call for tea clippers and trading ships arriving from all corners of the globe, arriving to replenish what was heralded as the "Larder of London" and feeding London society's hunger for teas, spices and textiles from the New World and Asia. Arriving at the wharf the well-traveled merchants and explorers would see the warmly lit alcoves and be instantly reminded of the joys of sharing hearty ale on English soil by the fires. This historic scene will be replicated through the lighting display, recalling the times when much of the world remained a mystery and celebrating the enrichment these explorers brought to our city. Immersed in the history of the Galleria visitors will be forgiven for imagining that the air is filled with the chink of beer glasses and the huddled chatter of sailors.