London - Croydon Aerodrome Hotel - limited ed. repro postcard, 1993

• Postcard

   

• Picture / Image:  Croydon Aerodrome Hotel
• Publisher: Croydon Airport Society - Limited edition series 1 (limited to 1000 copies)
• Postally used: no
• Stamp:  n/a
• Postmark(s): n/a
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Text from the free encyclopedia WIKIPEDIA may appear below to give a little background information (internal links may not  work) :

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Croydon Airport, also known as London Terminal Aerodrome or London Airport (ICAO: EGCR^[a]) was the UK's major international airport during the interwar period, located in South London, England.^[2] At the launch of the first international air services after the First World War, it was developed as Britain's main airport. After the Second World War, it was replaced by Northolt Aerodrome, London Heathrow Airport and Gatwick Airport. In 1978, the terminal building and Gate Lodge were granted protection as Grade II listed buildings.^[3] In May 2017, Historic England raised the status of the terminal building to Grade II*.^[4] Owing to disrepair, the Gate Lodge is now classified as Heritage at Risk by Historic England.^[5]

The Aerodrome Hotel and the terminal building including its grand booking hall were built in the neo-classical geometrical design typical of the early 20th Century. A further item that would have caught the eye of visitor and traveller alike was the time zonetower (now lost) in the booking hall with its dials depicting the times in different parts of the world. Croydon Airport's Aerodrome Hotel is part of Croydon Vision 2020 regeneration plan.

The Airport Hotel survives as the independent Hallmark Hotel