S Leonard Kassell, Chairman of the Co-operative Insurance Society, ceremonially laying the foundation stone for the Co-operative Society CIS/CWS Buildings in Manchester

Date:
14 Jul 1960
Location:
Cis Building, Cooperative Insurance Society Tower, Miller Street, Manchester
Reference:
JLP01/08/057783
Type:
Photograph (Negative)
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Description

An article on the foundation stone laying ceremony was published in the August 1960 edition of Laing's monthly newsletter, Team Spirit.

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