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Coventry Cathedral, Priory Street, Coventry, 10/08/1955. Creator: John Laing plc.

Coventry Cathedral, Priory Street, Coventry, 10/08/1955. Creator: John Laing plc.

2-847-509 - Historic England Archive/Heritage Images

A view of the construction site of Coventry Cathedral, showing a close up of the erection of shutters and concreting of walls in the boiler house section of the new cathedral with men working on the site. Construction of the new cathedral took place between the mid-1950s and 1962 with the foundation laying ceremony being carried out by Queen Elizabeth II on 23 March 1956.

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Creator
  1. John Laing plc, attributed to: British: construction and civil engineering company
People Related
  1. Basil Spence: British: Architect
Medium
  1. Photograph
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World Europe United Kingdom England West Midlands Coventry Coventry

  1. 52 25 00 N , 001 33 00 W
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Locations & Buildings Places of Worship

Trade & Industry Construction Industry

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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 7974x5935
File Size : 46,217kb

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  1. JLP01/01/025/58
  1. JLP01_01_025_58
  1. 0250009195
  1. 2-847-509
  1. 2847509
  1. JLP01/01/025/58

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