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 in the background which had been badly damaged by bombing in November 1940.
This image was catalogued as part of the Breaking New Ground Project in partnership with the John Laing Charitable Trust in 2019-20.
This is part of the Volume: JLP01/01/025 Coventry Cathedral Church of St Michael; within the Series: JLP01/01 John Laing Photographic Collection Project Albums; within the Collection: JLP01 John Laing Photographic Collection
© Groupe PSA
Photographer: Vauxhall Motors Limited
Architect: Spence, Basil
Mid 20th Century Cathedral, 20th Century Cathedral, Medieval Parish Church, Bomb Damage, Construction
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