Windows on the Past: Laser Scanning (LIDAR) Survey of Binham Priory, Norfolk, UK

The dataset consists of a group of point cloud models of the church at Binham Priory in Norfolk, UK. These were generated from a laser scanning (LIDAR) survey conducted on 1st July 2024. The survey was undertaken as part of the Windows on the Past: Digital Analysis of Window Design in Later Medieval England (1200-1300) project, funded by the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Its Principal Investigator is James Hillson, who at the time was a Lecturer in Architectural History at the University of Edinburgh. The aim of the project was to use laser scanning data to analyse window design processes, focusing on the critical period of the introduction of bar tracery into medieval England (c. 1200-1300). This resulted in both RAW scanning data and processed point clouds for two key sites in East Anglia: Binham Priory (Norfolk, UK) and the South Transept at Ely Cathedral (Cambridgeshire, UK). The dataset provided here consists of the RAW scanning data and the processed point cloud data for Binham Priory, made publicly available in .e57 format for any non-commercial purpose. Further details regarding the dataset and the surveying process can be found in the accompanying .xls spreadsheet.