This footage was filmed and produced 29 November 2023.

Work to install 438 solar panels on the roof of Cambridge’s King’s College Chapel is under way in a symbol of “commitment to being good stewards of our environment”.

While the panels are set to reduce King’s College’s carbon emissions by more than 23 tonnes per year, the scheme was criticised by Historic England after it was given the green light.

The heritage body said it was “disappointed” that permission was granted, adding it was being done “at some cost to the beauty of Cambridge’s finest building”.

A tower of scaffolding still stands beside the iconic chapel, with installation of the panels hoped to be completed by the end of this year and power from them coming online in early 2024.