A surveyor at work in an excavated area of the Coventry Cathedral construction site, with the bomb damaged ruins of the old cathedral in the background

Date:
20 Apr 1955
Location:
Coventry Cathedral, Priory Street, Coventry
Reference:
JLP01/08/023548
Type:
Photograph (Negative)
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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. The first foundations were 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 Series: JLP01/08 John Laing Photographic Collection Black and White Negatives; 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