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Impressed by the New Cathedral, 1966

ere's another postcard from Ben to another of his relatives in Windsor. Once again, he picked out the New Coventry Cathedral for special praise, and as you can see from the text, he's very impressed with it....

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Postcard text: Yesterday we went to Coventry - have you seen the new Cathedral? We were very impressed by it. The weather could be better but it has not kept us in at all.

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Nice to know that our poor weather didn't stop them going out. Reassuring to know that some things never change! Sir Basil Spence would have been very relieved to hear such positive reviews about his creation! Many people were quite scathing at the time the New Cathedral was built, and Mr. Spence must have been extremely hurt by such unfair criticism after he'd put so much thought and effort into Coventry's flagship building.

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The New Cathedral - glorious! < - Impressed by the New Cathedral

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