A view looking south-west over the ruins of the Cathedral Church of St Michael, from the roof of the new Coventry Cathedral during its construction

Date:
16 Jun 1960
Location:
Coventry Cathedral, Priory Street, Coventry
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Ruined Cathedral Church Of St Michael, Bailey Lane, Coventry
Reference:
JLP01/08/057564
Type:
Photograph (Negative)
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Description

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.

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, Bomb Damage, Roofscape