The final scene from the Mystery Play at the ruins of the old Coventry Cathedral, showing the players standing in front of the Charred Cross

Date:
May 1962 - Jun 1962
Location:
Coventry Cathedral, Priory Street, Coventry
Reference:
ALB93/08/231
Type:
Photograph (Print)
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Description

The Mystery Plays were part of the festival held to celebrate the consecration of the new cathedral building. This image is one of a set of twenty documenting the play, accompanied by handwritten notes describing the scenes shown.

Content

This is part of the Volume: ALB93/08 Album Of Photographs Showing Sites And Events In Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Staffordshire, Cheshire, And Warwickshire; within the Collection: ALB93 Photograph Albums

Rights

© Historic England Archive

Keywords

Medieval Cathedral, Festivals And Fairs, Custom And Tradition