I stayed at the Crowne Plaza John Lennon Hotel last night which is in the old airport terminal building of Speke Aerodrome which was used until 1986. A full Wikipedia article can be found here:
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The Crowne Plaza Liverpool John Lennon Airport Hotel, formerly the Marriott Liverpool South Hotel, is an airport hotel near to Liverpool John Lennon Airport, serving the English city of Liverpool. Today a member of the Crowne Plaza chain owned by the InterContinental Hotels Group, the Grade II* listed Art Deco hotel building has an unusual history.
The building was constructed in the 1930s, as the terminal building for the airport, then known a...
There are a few preserved aircraft on the old air side of the terminal and I got a few pics of them this morning just as the sun was rising:
They are all through a window so sorry about that!
just thought I would share them with you all :)
P.S. it is a nice hotel too! ;)
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NEO
March 12, 2017, 7:07pm
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That place is pretty cool! Do you live near LPL or was it just a trip?
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Well of course it’s gonna be a nice hotel - it’s a crowne plaza!
Nice pics btw
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No it was just a trip. It was a nice view whilst eating breakfast!
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The Jetstream is a simulator my nana lives near there and we stayed in the hotel before worth a stay as it is the old airport!
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That S-2 tracker is cool!
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Cool! I didn’t realise that
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Is that first one a Constrllation?
Louis
March 13, 2017, 10:22am
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I swear planes look 100% better at sunrise😍
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Sam_S
March 13, 2017, 3:51pm
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That Connie in the first photo has seen better days! Great photos!
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NEO
March 14, 2017, 11:43pm
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Hope you enjoyed your time here anyway!
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Its also in Liverpool. My home town😆😆😆
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Wish I still lived there 🙄
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