We have just done this display board for Derby Cathedral, it is about Henry Cavendish.
Henry Cavendish (10 October 1731 – 24 February 1810) was a British scientist noted for his discovery of hydrogen.
A few years ago we did a project for Derby Cathedral which was to design the history boards for the Cathedral Centre.The Centre was opened by HRH Queen Elizabeth II. We designed the invitations for the event. However the most stressful job we have ever done was supplying the official plaque for the opening. In design most things you design have a short life ie an advert in a newspaper may be one night, a leaflet may be around for a month etc, but the plaque made from granite will be there for a very long time.
The stress came as the stone mason fitted it and the curtain for the opening the night before the visit. I was lucky enough to be invited to the opening, the thing was that I had a vision of either the curtain not opening or worse of all the plaque coming off the wall as the Queen was looking at it and injuring her in front of all the press and television cameras. That would have been the tower for me! The great thing was that everything went just like clockwork.
Picture of the opening is here at http://www.bbc.co.uk/derby/features/2003/11/queens_visit/gallery_queen/pop_10.shtml
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