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Coventry Cathedral, Priory Street, Coventry, 26/07/1960. Creator: John Laing plc.

Coventry Cathedral, Priory Street, Coventry, 26/07/1960. Creator: John Laing plc.

2-847-540 - Historic England Archive/Heritage Images

A view from the spire of the Cathedral Church of Saint Michael, looking in a north-east direction over the construction site of the new Coventry Cathedral, showing work on the roof and the construction of the Chapel of Unity on the left of the foreground. 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. This photograph was taken to show the progress of the construction.

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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
Geographic Hierarchy

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

Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 7475x5315
File Size : 38,799kb

Aliases

  1. JLP01/08/057858
  1. JLP01_08_057858
  1. 0250009226
  1. 2-847-540
  1. 2847540
  1. JLP01/08/057858

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