Title
Coventry Cathedral, Priory Street, Coventry, 26/04/1962. Creator: John Laing plc.
Caption
RAF aircrew on the roof of Coventry Cathedral manoeuvring the 80ft bronze spire on to a 1 yard square plate. The spire of the old cathedral can be seen in the background. The photograph was taken during 'Operation Rich Man' a joint project involving Royal Air Force staff and Laing staff. This involved a RAF Belvedere helicopter hoisting in to place the 80ft bronze spire on to the new cathedral. The part of the operation to lower the 1/2 ton cross that sits on top of the spire had to be postponed due to windy conditions.
Date
1962
Credit line
Photo12/Heritage Images/Historic England
Reference
HRM21A84_290
Model release
No
Property release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
78,7Mb (4,0Mb) / 17,4in x 17,5in / 5226 x 5264 (300dpi)