View of Her Majesty the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh at the foundation stone laying ceremony of Coventry Cathedral
- Date:
- 23 Mar 1956
- Location:
- Coventry Cathedral, Priory Street, Coventry
- Reference:
- JLP01/08/045785
- Type:
- Photograph (Negative)
Following the bombing of Coventry Cathedral in November 1940, a competition was launched in 1950 to find a design for a new cathedral. The winning design was by Sir Basil Spence (1907-1976) from one of over 200 designs submitted. Building work took place between the mid-1950s and 1962. Queen Elizabeth II laid the foundation stone on 23th 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.
This is part of the Series: JLP01/08 John Laing Photographic Collection Black and White Negatives; within the Collection: JLP01 John Laing Photographic Collection
© Historic England Archive. John Laing Photographic Collection
Photographer: John Laing And Son (Holdings) Ltd
Engineer: Ove Arup And Partners Ltd
Builder: John Laing And Son (Holdings) Ltd
Architect: Spence, Basil
Mid 20th Century Cathedral, Ceremony, Royalty
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