Plaque

Croydon airport terminal building

Croydon airport Croydon airport terminal building
Inscription

Croydon's Heritage
Croydon airport terminal building, 1928 - 1959, one of the first purpose-built terminal buildings in the world. Croydon was London's first international airport.

Site: Croydon airport (3 memorials)

CR0, Purley Way

This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Croydon airport terminal building

Subjects commemorated i

Croydon airport

Croydon was London's first international airport. The terminal building, 1928...

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This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Croydon airport terminal building

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Croydon Council

We think the "Croydon's Heritage" plaques must be erected by a section of Cro...

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This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Croydon airport terminal building

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Croydon aircraft

Croydon aircraft

{On an information board attached to the terminal building, behind the plane:...

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Croydon airport opening

Croydon airport opening

There are two versions of this plaque, identically worded, attached to either...

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