Sujet

Coventry Cathedral, Priory Street, Coventry, 26/04/1962. Creator: John Laing plc.

Légende

Laing workers on the roof of Coventry Cathedral attaching the 80ft bronze spire to a 1 yard square plate, while a RAF officer looks up at a RAF Belvedere helicopter (out of view). 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

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Historic England

Notre référence

HRM21A84_288

Model release

Non

Property release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

77,1Mo (4,1Mo) / 43,3cm x 44,6cm / 5115 x 5267 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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