Mark Stuckey was tasked with sorting the circuitry and electrics to get power to the motor, sourcing & fitting the 1.6KW Xenon projector lamp and getting the projector up and running and giving it a glow up, whilst maintaining its traditional character. 

The projector which runs on 35mm film would have been used up until the pavilion cinema closed in 1974.

On the Programme, Mark indicated that renovating the film projector was his favourite project to date on The Repair Shop.

The Repair Shop is located in the Court Barn at the nearby Weald and Downland Living Museum, in West Dean, Singleton, Chichester.  Whilst filming, the site around Court Barn is closed to the public, but there are various ‘Sneak Peek’ dates taking place throughout the year.

The museum was founded in 1970 and covers 40 acres of the South Downs National Park in West Sussex.

It includes over 50 historic buildings dating from 950AD to the 19th century, together with period gardens, traditional farm animals and a mill pond.

The Living Museum also run various courses such as falconry, spinning, belt making, leather work, sword & axe casting as well as oak timber framing.

They host a number of events throughout the year including Halloween Half Terms activities, tree decorating and an Advent & Christmas Market.

Photo showing the myriad of buried services and utilities running in the road adjacent to the Pavilion from our survey in May 2023.

These were detected using a mixture of Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) and Radio Frequency Detection (shown above).