A view of builders working at the top of scaffolding on the construction of Coventry Cathedral, with the ruins of the old cathedral behind

Date:
16 Jun 1960
Location:
Coventry Cathedral, Priory Street, Coventry
Reference:
JLP01/08/057559
Type:
Photograph (Negative)
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Description

The photograph shows the construction of the new Coventry Cathedral, designed by Basil Spence in 1951 and constructed between the mid-1950s and 1962. It replaced the ruined Cathedral Church of St Michael which had been badly damaged by bombing in 1941.

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 Ltd

Builder: Spence, Basil: John Laing And Son Ltd

Keywords

Mid 20th Century Cathedral, Construction, People At Work