Coventry Cathedral, Priory Street, Coventry, 08/03/1962. Creator: John Laing plc.
/2847557.jpg "Coventry Cathedral, Priory Street, Coventry, 08/03/1962. Creator: John Laing plc.")
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Ralph Beyer carving the baptismal font 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. He is seen here carving the baptismal font out of a large boulder which had been shipped from Bethlehem, referred to as the Boulder from Bethlehem when it was unveiled on its arrival at the cathedral in 1960.
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Creator
- John Laing plc, attributed to: British: construction and civil engineering company
Subject
- Ralph Beyer: German: artist, sculptor, letter cutter
People Related
- Basil Spence: British: Architect
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World Europe United Kingdom England West Midlands Coventry Coventry
- 52 25 00 N , 001 33 00 W
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Locations & Buildings Places of Worship
Religion & Belief Christianity
Society & Culture Art & Literature
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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 5239x6687
File Size : 34,213kb
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- JLP01/08/062033
- JLP01_08_062033
- 0250009243
- 2-847-557
- 2847557
- JLP01/08/062033
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