Lullingstone - A London Airport That Never Was

A grandiose scheme for a new airport in Kent to serve London was proposed in 1936. It was never built but the short story is worth telling.

Music: ‘Honeysuckle’ by Honeyroot.
Maps: National Library Of Scotland and my own collection.
Photos: South East History Forum, Pomme Homme, Historic England, David Glasspool, Steamybrian2 and others. I try to contact photographers where possible but this is not always successful. Please contact me if you want a credit in the description and your name will be added. These films are made for interest, not profit, and any revenue is used to make more content.
Newspapers and Journals: British Newspaper Archive and others.
Aerial photos: ‘Britain From Above’ and others.

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