A man digging in the pile cap trench on the construction site of Coventry Cathedral, with a stone coffin behind him protruding into the trench

Date:
31 May 1955
Location:
Coventry Cathedral, Priory Street, Coventry
Reference:
JLP01/01/025/62
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Description

This photograph was taken during an early phase of the construction of Coventry Cathedral which included demolition, site clearance, excavation and pile driving with the first foundations laid on Monday 7th March 1955.

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, People At Work