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The 'Aerodrome
Hotel' has been situated at two different sites. The first as
in the picture (below) was on the old 'Waddon Aerodrome'
with entrance from Plough Lane. |
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The second 'Aerodrome
Hotel' (below) picture taken December 1927. Was
on the same old area of 'Waddon Aerodrome', not on Purley Way. |
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The new Aerodrome Hotel
and the terminal buildings were built in the neo-classical geometrical
design. This new building on Purley Way, was completed in 1928
and survives as the independent Hallmark Hotel. |
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(below) The Hotel and airport under construction
in 1928 |
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(above and below) the newly opened Aerodrome Hotel. |
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(below) Airline pilots at the Aerodrome
Hotel. c1930 |
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(above) the hotel 28th of June 1930. |
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(above) in all it's beauty in the 1930's |
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(above) The Hotel as a viewing platform for great events,
this one for the arrival of Amy Johnson |
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(above) the new building on Purley Way
just after opening in 1928 |
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(above) 1929 |
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(above and below) 1932 |
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(below) Hotel booklet of flight schedules and info |
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(below) Aerodrome Hotel letter card. |
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(below) an interesting view of the Hotel front from the
roof of the Terminal. |
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A small
booklet issued by the Aerodrome Hotel in the 1930's |
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(above)
not so pretty, date unknown but possibly immediate post-war |
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(below) Hotel Dinner & Dance 16th September 1950 |
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(below) hotel gardens and view of C Hangars and drome c
1953 |
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(above) The Hotel as it is now in the 21st
Century. (below) 2014. |
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