Coventry Cathedral, Priory Street, Coventry, 31/05/1955. Creator: John Laing plc.

Coventry Cathedral, Priory Street, Coventry, 31/05/1955. Creator: John Laing plc.

2-847-520 - Historic England Archive/Heritage Images

A man digging in the pile cap trench on the construction site of Coventry Cathedral, with a stone coffin behind him protruding into the trench. This photograph was taken during an early phase of the construction of Coventry Cathedral which included demolition, site clearance, excavation and pile driving with the first foundations laid on Monday 7th March 1955.


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People Information

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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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 5254x5188
File Size : 26,619kb


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  1. JLP01/08/043769
  1. JLP01_08_043769
  1. 0250009206
  1. 2-847-520
  1. 2847520
  1. JLP01/08/043769


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