Sujet

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

Légende

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

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Historic England

Notre référence

HRM21A84_291

Model release

Non

Property release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

77,8Mo (4,1Mo) / 44,0cm x 44,3cm / 5194 x 5238 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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