A view over the construction site of Coventry Cathedral, showing the foundations of the cathedral from the south-west

Date:
10 Oct 1955
Location:
Coventry Cathedral, Priory Street, Coventry
Reference:
JLP01/01/025/44
Type:
Photograph (Print)
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Description

Construction of the new cathedral took place between the mid-1950s and 1962 with the foundation laying ceremony being carried out by Queen Elizabeth II on 23 March 1956.

This image was catalogued as part of the Breaking New Ground Project in partnership with the John Laing Charitable Trust in 2019-20.

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

Photographer: John Laing And Son (Holdings) Ltd

Architect: Spence, Basil

Keywords

Mid 20th Century Cathedral, Construction