Coventry Cathedral, Priory Street, Coventry, 16/06/1960. Creator: John Laing plc.

Coventry Cathedral, Priory Street, Coventry, 16/06/1960. Creator: John Laing plc.

2-847-531 - Historic England Archive/Heritage Images

A view of builders working at the top of scaffolding on the construction of Coventry Cathedral, with the ruins of the old cathedral behind. The photograph shows the construction of the new Coventry Cathedral, designed by Basil Spence in 1951 and constructed between the mid-1950s and 1962. It replaced the ruined Cathedral Church of St Michael which had been badly damaged by bombing in 1941.


Image Details


People Information

Creator
  1. John Laing plc: British: construction and civil engineering company
People Related
  1. Basil Spence: British: Architect

Medium
  1. Photograph

Geographic Hierarchy

World Europe United Kingdom England West Midlands Coventry Coventry

  1. 52 25 00 N , 001 33 00 W

Category Hierarchy

Locations & Buildings Places of Worship

Trade & Industry Construction Industry


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 7441x5317
File Size : 38,637kb


Aliases

  1. JLP01/08/057559
  1. JLP01_08_057559
  1. 0250009217
  1. 2-847-531
  1. 2847531
  1. JLP01/08/057559


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