Basic Site Details Name: | Coventry Cathedral | Town, district or village: | Coventry | City or county: | Warwickshire | Country: | England | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | Cathedral of St Michael | | | | New Coventry Cathedral | | | | The Cathedral Church of St Michael | | |
Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Cathedral | | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | c. 1950 | | | Competition designs | | August 1951 | | | Competition designs in the Builder | | 19 September 1952 * | | Design exhibited | Amendments to design are announced | | 1953 | | Design exhibited | | | 4 May 1957 | | Design exhibited | drawing of modified porch at Coventry Cathedral at the RA Summer Exhibition, Burlington House, starting 4 May 1957, per Builder 3 May 1957, p803 | | 15 May 1957 | | Design exhibited | 'modifications were outlined at a Diocesan Conference on May 15 by Professor Spence' per Builder, 17 May 1957, p929 | | 1962 | | Opened | |
* earliest date known from documented sources.
PeopleDesign and Construction* earliest date known from documented sources.
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Glendinning, Miles | 1997 | Rebuilding Scotland: The Postwar Vision, 1945-75 | | Tuckwell Press Ltd | p5, p94, p98 | | Royal Academy exhibitors | | | | | 1953, no 1085 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Builder | 24 August 1951 | | | p237-43 | | Builder | 11 January 1952 | | | p38-39 | | Builder | 19 September 1952 | | | p394-395 | | Builder | 1 May 1953 | | | p677-679 | | Builder | 28 August 1953 | | | p306 - details Spence's fund-raising trip to Canada | | Builder | 3 May 1957 | | | p803 | | Builder | 17 May 1957 | | | p929 (refers reader to p952) | | Builder | 28 March 1958 | | | colour illustration of tapestry which will form chancel backdrop p? | | Builder | 15 January 1960 | | | pp102-103; two interior photos with caption | | Builder | 15 January 1960 | | | 'Book Review: Modern Architecture in Britain by Trevor Dannatt' p115; refers to comment in Summerson's intro. re: cathedral as 'the most striking pavilion of religious art of the century' | | Builder | 29 April 1960 | | | 'Notes of the Week' p815; mentions chancel tapestry - being woven at Falletin, France by Pinton Freres; 1/3 finished and trial section shortly on display at V&A; expected complete in 1961 |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Courtesy of Mr Lee | Interview with Vernon Lee, 3 February 2010 | | Additional information November 2010 | | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | G A H Pearce collection | | DC 44976-44981, DC 45089-45094 | | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Leslie Grahame Thomson MacDougall Collection | | LGM 1950/25/1-5 |
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