Feb 26, 2018 - Explore Robert Evans's board "Coventry Cathedral", followed by 152 people on Pinterest. #125991286 - Coventry, Warwickshire, United Kingsom, June 27th 2019, Holy.. #125991316 - Coventry, Warwickshire, United Kingsom, June 27th 2019, A carved.. #97091587 - COVENTRY, ENGLAND, UK - 3rd March 2018: St Michael and the Devil.. #97186800 - Holl Trinity Church, Broadgate, Coventry, England. #125991260 - Coventry, Warwickshire, United Kingsom, June 27th 2019, Graham.. #125991270 - Coventry, Warwickshire, United Kingsom, June 27th 2019, Cathedral.. #125991272 - Coventry, Warwickshire, United Kingsom, June 27th 2019, Cathedral.. #125991291 - Coventry, Warwickshire, United Kingsom, June 27th 2019, Choir.. #125991258 - Coventry, Warwickshire, United Kingsom, June 27th 2019, Cathedral.. #125991288 - Coventry, Warwickshire, United Kingsom, June 27th 2019, carved.. #125991292 - Coventry, Warwickshire, United Kingsom, June 27th 2019, Choir.. #97091591 - COVENTRY, ENGLAND, UK - 3rd March 2018: St Michael and the Devil.. #118864610 - Coventry Cathedral, Coventry Uk Europe Aug 2017. Meanwhile, Reverend Howard and the other three volunteers cleared what valuables they could from the cathedral and helped to evacuate anyone sheltering in the crypt. Now it is receiving well-deserved attention. They could see that the roof would be lost, but they did not expect the walls of the nave and chancel to fall as the wrought-iron flitch plates buckled in the heat, pulling down the piers and arches. In the 1880s, many roof tie beams were found to have failed, and so 50 trusses were cut down the centre and iron flitch plates inserted, bolted at intervals of two or three feet. This was moved about as the centuries elapsed, but in 1939 the medieval glass was wisely taken out for protection. They were the gift of the people of Sweden and made in the country by artist Einar Forseth (who also designed the mosaic floor of the Chapel of Unity). At Coventry, the Victorian restorers destroyed as they went, refacing the sandstone of the tower walls to a depth of a foot, inside and out. Before the Blitz, the church of St Michael, Coventry, was a wonder. Similar Images . The 295ft spire is the tallest among medieval English cathedrals after Salisbury and Norwich. #140194125 - Gothic view of Coventry Cathedral with moon light, Midlands,.. #100308708 - Panoramic view of the city of Coventry, England, UK - vintage, #133046023 - Panoramic view of the city of Coventry, England, UK. The east crypt was put into use for worship while the war was still on. It was conceived by Basil Spence at an early stage when he imagine gazing into the interior of the new building through the bodies…. The cathedral’s windows were originally created by John Thornton of Coventry, one of the most important glaziers of medieval England. #120678200 - Coventry, West Midlands, UK - April 5, 2019: Knife angel sculpture.. #118864612 - Coventry Cathedral, Coventry Uk Europe Aug 2017. Coventry Cathedral destroyed The Solihull Fire Brigade arrived at the cathedral at 9.30 pm but it was too late to save the building. Search 123RF with an image instead of text. #125991259 - Coventry, Warwickshire, United Kingsom, June 27th 2019, Cathedral.. #125991275 - Coventry, Warwickshire, United Kingsom, June 27th 2019, Effigy.. #125991293 - Coventry, Warwickshire, UK, June 27th 2019, reconciliation memorial.. #97091586 - COVENTRY, ENGLAND, UK - 3rd March 2018: St Michael and the Devil.. #112293821 - The Gendarmenmarkt is a square in Berlin and the site of an architectural.. #112293822 - The Gendarmenmarkt is a square in Berlin and the site of an architectural.. #118864617 - Coventry Cathedral, Coventry Uk Europe Aug 2017.