A view over the Coventry Cathedral construction site from the north

Date:
8 Mar 1956
Location:
Coventry Cathedral, Priory Street, Coventry
Reference:
JLP01/01/025/11
Type:
Photograph (Print)
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Description

The photograph shows the erection of a ramp for the foundation stone laying ceremony, shuttering to the assembly area and choir practice room, and concreting to altar and nave slab.

This image was catalogued in 2013 as part of a pilot project funded by the John Laing Charitable Trust.

Content

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

Rights

© Historic England Archive. John Laing Photographic Collection

People & Organisations

Builder: John Laing And Son (Holdings) Ltd

Engineer: Ove Arup And Partners Ltd

Architect: Spence, Basil: John Laing And Son (Holdings) Ltd

Keywords

Mid 20th Century Cathedral, Construction