A view from inside Coventry Cathedral towards the West Screen
- Date:
- 23 May 1962
- Location:
- Coventry Cathedral, Priory Street, Coventry
- Reference:
- JLP01/08/062583
- Type:
- Photograph (Negative)
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Description
The photograph is part of a batch taken by John Laing & Son to show the finished contract of Coventry Cathedral, built by the company between mid-1950s and 1962. The West Screen is engraved with figures of saints and angels by the glass engraver John Hutton (1906-1978). The screen took over 10 years to create and has 66 figures engraved on to the glass panels.
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: John Laing And Son Ltd
Architect: Spence, Basil: Ove Arup And Partners Ltd
Keywords
Mid 20th Century Cathedral
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