A view of the foundation stone laying ceremony for the Co-operative Society CIS/CWS Buildings in Manchester, showing Chairman S Leonard Kassell giving a speech to a seated audience

Date:
14 Jul 1960
Location:
Cis Building, Cooperative Insurance Society Tower, Miller Street, Manchester
Reference:
JLP01/08/057782
Type:
Photograph (Negative)
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Description

In 1959, the Laing Company began work on the construction of two office blocks for the Co-operative Society in Manchester. The Co-operative Insurance Society (CIS) tower was over 350ft high when completed in 1962, and was the tallest office block in the country at the time. On an adjacent site, a smaller 14-storey high office block for the Co-operative Wholesale Society (CWS) was constructed simultaneously.

This image was catalogued as part of the Breaking New Ground Project in partnership with the John Laing Charitable Trust in 2019-20.

Content

This is part of the Series: JLP01/08 John Laing Photographic Collection Black and White Negatives; within the Collection: JLP01 John Laing Photographic Collection

Rights

© Historic England Archive. John Laing Photographic Collection

Keywords

Mid 20th Century Tower Block, Ceremony