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Terminal interior JLP01_09_850079
Birmingham International Airport, Elmdon, Birmingham, Bickenhill, Solihull, West Midlands. The interior of the central well in the new terminal building at Birmingham International Airport after its opening, showing passengers in front of a row of check-in desks.
Construction of a new terminal building and piers, extensions to runways, and a new Maglev system at Birmingham Airport began in May 1981. The new terminal building was located on the opposite side of the site to the existing terminal at Elmdon. It was built using a structural steel frame around a central well, with precast floor and roof units, and was clad in glassfibre reinforced concrete. The three-storey building had a floor area of 16,000 sq metres. It was later known as Terminal 1
© Historic England Archive

Ballooning CVS01_01_036
Tales of balloon flight. A hand-coloured engraving showing MP Walter Powell and Captain Templer in the basket of the Saladin balloon. On 10th December 1881 the balloon crashed near Bridport, throwing Templer clear. Powell died after being carried out to sea. From the Cecil Victor Shadbolt collection of lantern slides dating from 1882-1892
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