Coventry Cathedral construction site JLP01_08_057858

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COVENTRY CATHEDRAL, PRIORY STREET, COVENTRY. A view from the spire of the Cathedral Church of Saint Michael, looking in a north-east direction over the construction site of the new Coventry Cathedral, showing work on the roof and the construction of the Chapel of Unity on the left of the foreground
Construction of the new cathedral took place between the mid-1950s and 1962 with the foundation laying ceremony being carried out by Queen Elizabeth II on 23 March 1956. This photograph was taken to show the progress of the construction.
It was catalogued as part of the Breaking New Ground Project in partnership with the John Laing Charitable Trust in 2019-20
Copyright © Historic England Archive. John Laing Photographic Collection
Media ID 23993691
Date: 15th October 2021
Copyright Status: Copyrighted Work
Source: Historic England Archive
Owner URL: https://images.historicenglandservices.org.uk/
Credit: A© Historic England Archive. Joh
Image Size: 7475 x 5315 Pixels
Filesize is 7.88MB
Associated Categories: Coventry Cathedral
Keywords: 1960s, building site, cathedral, construction