What is recorded here
This red commemorative plaque records: Shoreham Airport. Britain's oldest airport, opened 1910 and the first purpose-built commercial airport in the world, with a fine Art Deco terminal building by Stavers Tiltman, 1936. Recorded plaque organisation: National Transport Trust.
Shoreham Airport was Britain's oldest airport, opened in 1910, and served as the world's first purpose-built commercial airport, highlighting its pioneering role in aviation history.
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