The ground floor of a new terminal building at Birmingham International Airport, showing the information and car rental desks with passengers on the concourse

Date:
24 Jan 1985
Location:
Birmingham International Airport, Bickenhill, Elmdon, Birmingham, Solihull
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Birmingham Airport, Bickenhill, Elmdon, Birmingham, Solihull
Birmingham International Airport, Terminal One, Bickenhill, Solihull
Reference:
JLP01/10/17925
Type:
Photograph (Negative)
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Description

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. The building was officially opened in May 1984.

This image was catalogued as part of the Breaking New Ground Project in partnership with the John Laing Charitable Trust in 2019-20.

Content

This is part of the Series: JLP01/10 John Laing Photographic Collection Colour Negatives and Transparencies; within the Collection: JLP01 John Laing Photographic Collection

Rights

© Historic England Archive. John Laing Photographic Collection

Keywords

20th Century Airport, Late 20th Century Terminal Building, Air Transport