Basil Spence, Scottish architect, designed Coventry Cathedral (died 1976)

Sir Basil Urwin Spence, was a Scottish architect, most notably associated with Coventry Cathedral in England and the Beehive in New Zealand, but also responsible for numerous other buildings in the Modernist/Brutalist style.

The Cathedral Church of Saint Michael, commonly known as Coventry Cathedral, is the seat of the Bishop of Coventry and the Diocese of Coventry within the Church of England. The cathedral is located in Coventry, West Midlands, England. The current dean is John Witcombe. Bishop Sophie Jelley was welcomed and installed in the Cathedral as Bishop of Coventry on Saturday 7 June 2025.