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Gatwick Airport 1937


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Gatwick Airport was first developed as an airport in the late 1920s and the and the first terminal, The Beehive, was built in 1935 and opened in 1936, becoming obsolete in 1958 with the opening of what is now known as the South Terminal on the site of the old Gatwick Racecourse.

 

Looking north, with Gatwick Racecourse - the site of the current airport - in the background. The original airport railway station, the only surviving evidence of which is a partial platform on the western side of the tracks, can be seen on the right of the picture.

 

Looking east

 

Looking north west towards Box Hill. The wide open space across the centre of the photo is where the modern runway is.

 

Looking south east. The current airport is on the fields in the foreground.

 




 

Looking south west across what is now the Manor Royal Industrial Estate.

 

Another shot looking south east.

 

Looking east towards Tinsley Green. The bridge crossing the railway to the right is Radford Road, with The Greyhound pub just behind.

 

 


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