  The H1 detector at HERA has been upgraded by the addition of a new
electromagnetic calorimeter. This is installed in the HERA tunnel close to the
electron beam line at a position 8m from the interaction point in the electron
beam direction. The new calorimeter extends the acceptance for tagged
photoproduction events to the high y range, 0.85 < y < 0.95, and thus
significantly improves the capability of H1 to study high energy gamma-p
processes. The calorimeter design, performance and first results obtained
during the 1996-1999 HERA running are described.
