Croydon Airport Control Tower (Disused)
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Croydon Airport Control Tower (Disused) by Brendan and Ruth McCartney as part of the Geograph project.
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Croydon Airport Control Tower (Disused)
Image: © Brendan and Ruth McCartney Taken: 27 Sep 2009
The control tower still stands, although the airfield itself has long disappeared under development. The tower and terminal building are occasionally opened to the public and inside it is exactly how it was when the airport closed on 30th September, 1959.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.356479
Longitude
-0.117927