Two men carving an inscription in Coventry Cathedral, Coventry, West Midlands

Photograph taken 16-Mar-61 © © Historic England Archive. John Laing Photographic Collection ref: JLP01/08/059383A

Ralph Beyer with his assistant Michael Watson carving an inscription in Coventry Cathedral. Ralph Beyer (1921-2008) was a letter carver and sculptor who was commissioned to carve nave inscriptions for the new Coventry Cathedral built between the mid-1950s and 1962. The inscription reads: 'Fear not I am the xxxxxxxx'

Location

West Midlands Coventry

Period

1960s (1960 - 1969)

Themes

A view of York Minster from the south. Work on the gothic cathedral began in c.1220 under the Archbishop of York, Walter de Gray.

Two men carving an inscription in Coventry Cathedral, Coventry, West Midlands

Location

Period

Themes

Tags