Coventry Cathedral, Priory Street, Coventry, 16/03/1961. Creator: John Laing plc.

Coventry Cathedral, Priory Street, Coventry, 16/03/1961. Creator: John Laing plc.

2-847-549 - Historic England Archive/Heritage Images

Ralph Beyer with his assistant Michael Watson carving an inscription on a Hollington stone panel in Coventry Cathedral. Ralph Beyer (1921-2008) was a letter carver and sculptor who was commissioned to carve nave inscriptions for the new Coventry Cathedral built between the mid-1950s and 1962.


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People Information

Creator
  1. John Laing plc, attributed to: British: construction and civil engineering company
Subject
  1. Ralph Beyer: German: artist, sculptor, letter cutter
  2. Michael Watson: British: assistant to the sculptor Ralph Beyer
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

Society & Culture Art & Literature

Trade & Industry Construction Industry


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 6748x5251
File Size : 34,604kb


Aliases

  1. JLP01/08/059383A
  1. JLP01_08_059383a
  1. 0250009235
  1. 2-847-549
  1. 2847549
  1. JLP01/08/059383A


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