The words “Croydon” and “destination” are not what you’d call soulmates. “I’m certain that of all the places I’ve visited,” writes Tom Chesshyre in “To Hull and Back,” a travelog that sets out to ...

A wooden structure built 15 feet off the ground in 1920s South London revolutionized the airspace industry. It was the world’s first air traffic control tower, commissioned at Croydon Airport, the U.K ...

Croydon Airport, near London, was once the gateway to Europe, opening up commercial air travel and breaking world records. But after a lifetime of glamor, hosting notables such as Charlie Chaplin, ...

London and the surrounding area has been the setting for numerous extraordinary mega structures throughout the decades. As Britain navigated its way through the technologically revolutionary 20th ...

A £20m UK airport which was once the biggest in the world is now abandoned after it was forced to scrap flights more than 60 years ago. Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT Croydon Airport opened in ...

In 1940 when Roy was 10 years old he lived in Mitchum not far from Croydon Airport. He was out playing on the street with some friends at about 5.30 in the afternoon. Suddenly out of the clouds and ...

Greater London has served as the backdrop for numerous extraordinary mega-structures throughout the decades. As Britain navigated the technologically revolution in the 20th Century, increasingly ...