Heathrow, Airport Under Construction, From A Helicopter c.1954
Photo ref:
H430301
Photo ref:
H430301
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A Selection of Memories from Heathrow Airport London
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Worked in Control Centre for several years. Happy memories
TBB (tech block b) housed a large stores area in which I worked for about three years. I was on a two shift system earlies 0630hrs start and lates 1445hrs start. I worked in receipts which faced the Great South West Road. I worked with a senior man called John Jarvis, he was very pleasant and took time to explain things. There was usually a delivery of an engine from Treforest (engine overhaul ...see more
TBA (tech block a) was a very large building so much so that people often got lost. There were four hangars East West North and South. In each hangar there was a technicl control and documents office which was reached by steps. There were two large lifts half way down the building with two smaller ones at the front. Down the centre of the building was a huge workshop. One end dealt with fridge ...see more
I remember Comet House, Speedbird House, and Technical Block A. Later they were linked together by a walkway above ground level. The board room was originally in TBA but when Speedbird House was built it was moved to there. Freight Revenue was in Comet House as was Catering and Cargo. Also there was Pay Office which had a delivery of money robbed which was rumoured to have financed the Great ...see more
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