Crowne Plaza Liverpool John Lennon Airport Hotel
| Crowne Plaza Liverpool-John Lennon Airport | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Liverpool, InterContinental Hotels Group |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 3 floors[2] |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 164[1] |
| Number of suites | 1[2] |
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| Official website | |
The Crowne Plaza Liverpool John Lennon Airport Hotel, formerly the Marriott Liverpool South Hotel, is an airport hotel near to
The building was constructed in the 1930s, as the terminal building for the airport, then known as Speke Aerodrome. It is still sometimes seen on early television news footage, with its terraces packed with fans waiting to greet the
airside aspect has been preserved intact.[5]
The former
BAe Jetstream 41 prototype G-JMAC, Hawker Siddeley HS 748 G-BEJD, Bristol Britannia 308F G-ANCF and Percival Prince G-AMLZ, preserved by the Speke Aerodrome Heritage Group. Additionally, the group looks after a replica de Havilland Dragon Rapide that is displayed in front of the hotel entrance.[5][6]
The two art deco style
References
- ^ Crowne Plaza Liverpool-John Lennon Airport
- ^ a b InterContinental Hotels
- ^ Historic England. "Former Liverpool Airport control tower and terminal (1217911)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
- ^ "Liverpool Marriott Hotel South". Marriott International Inc. Archived from the original on 26 November 2005. Retrieved 15 November 2005.
- ^ a b c "Recent History and Current Developments". Friends of Liverpool Airport. Archived from the original on 24 June 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2008.
- ^ "The Jetstream Club". The Jetstream Club. Archived from the original on 21 September 2008. Retrieved 9 September 2008.
- ^ Roberts, Patricia (14 July 2005). "Home shopping jobs go west". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 9 September 2008.