Pile cap trenches JLP01_08_043769

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COVENTRY CATHEDRAL, PRIORY STREET, COVENTRY. A man digging in the pile cap trench on the construction site of Coventry Cathedral, with a stone coffin behind him protruding into the trench.
This photograph was taken during an early phase of the construction of Coventry Cathedral which included demolition, site clearance, excavation and pile driving with the first foundations laid on Monday 7th March 1955
Copyright © Historic England Archive. John Laing Photographic Collection
Media ID 23993634
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: 5254 x 5188 Pixels
Filesize is 6.88MB
Associated Categories: Coventry Cathedral
Associated Categories: Moving the earth
Keywords: 1950s, archaeology, building site, cathedral, construction, excavation