Football Club (FC) Coventry City is marking the 60th anniversary of Coventry Cathedral by featuring the building’s stained glass windows in its new kits.
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… iconic kit design which once more celebrates the identity and history of Coventry…
Coventry City FC writes:
The new kit is available to purchase now online…
The shirt is completely bespoke to Coventry City, after the Club has worked closely with Hummel on another iconic kit design which once more celebrates the identity and history of Coventry City and the City of Coventry.
Like the home and away shirts, the kit features another iconic aspect of the world-famous Coventry Cathedral, which is celebrating its 60th anniversary of its consecration this year.
The third kit is in homage to the Baptistery Window at the Cathedral. Designed by John Piper, with the glassmaker Patrick Reyntiens, the window contains 198 brightly coloured glass panels and measures 26 metres high.
Scottish Construction Now writes:
Coventry City chief executive Dave Boddy said: “We are delighted to unveil our new home kit for the 2022/23 season. As well as featuring the popular tramlines from the 1970s, we are proud to also include Coventry Cathedral within the design, as one of the most famous buildings in our City reaches its 60th anniversary.
“After featuring the Phoenix rising from the flames last season, featuring the Cathedral seems appropriate as this was one of the symbols of the City’s reconstruction following World War Two.”
Coventry Cathedral was bombed during World War Two, and while its ruins remain, a new building for worship was consecrated next to the old site in 1962.
