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JOHN LAING PLC. Coventry Cathedral, Priory Street, Coventry,22/12/1960. Creator: John Laing plc.

JOHN LAING PLC. The Bishop and Provost of Coventry Cathedral at the unveiling ceremony of the Boulder from Bethlehem. The boulder which was brought from a hillside in Bethlehem was transported to Coventry Cathedral to be used as its new font. Weighing three tons, it was transported to Manchester Docks in the SS Norman Prince and then on to Coventry. The unveiling ceremony took place on 22nd December 1960 and the boulder was unveiled by 7-year-old Henry Sumner, son of the foreman carpenter at Coventry Cathedral. The boulder was later moved to its current position in front of the baptistery window.

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JOHN LAING PLC

Title:

Coventry Cathedral, Priory Street, Coventry,22/12/1960. Creator: John Laing plc.

Caption:

The Bishop and Provost of Coventry Cathedral at the unveiling ceremony of the Boulder from Bethlehem. The boulder which was brought from a hillside in Bethlehem was transported to Coventry Cathedral to be used as its new font. Weighing three tons, it was transported to Manchester Docks in the SS Norman Prince and then on to Coventry. The unveiling ceremony took place on 22nd December 1960 and the boulder was unveiled by 7-year-old Henry Sumner, son of the foreman carpenter at Coventry Cathedral. The boulder was later moved to its current position in front of the baptistery window.

Personalities:

PROVOST (19th Century) • CUTHBERT BARDSLEY

Technique/material:

Photograph

Credit:

Album / Historic England Archive/Heritage Images

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5220 x 5252 px | 78.4 MB

Print size:

44.2 x 44.5 cm | 17.4 x 17.5 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

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