Coventry Cathedral, Priory Street, Coventry

Ralph Beyer carving the baptismal font 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. He is seen here carving the baptismal font out of a large boulder which had been shipped from Bethlehem, referred to as the Boulder from Bethlehem when it was unveiled on its arrival at the cathedral in 1960

Arup Baptismal Bethlehem Beyer Boulder Builder Carve Carver Commissioned Coventry Craftsman Craftsperson Font Inscriptions Laing Mid-1950s Partners Priory Referred Shipped Spence Unveiled

Features In These Collections

> Contributors > EHR