The words “Croydon” and “destination” are not what you’d call soulmates. “I’m certain that of all the places I’ve visited,” writes Tom Chesshyre in “To Hull and Back,” a travelog that sets out to ...

Croydon Airport, near London, was once the gateway to Europe, opening up commercial air travel and breaking world records. But after a lifetime of glamor, hosting notables such as Charlie Chaplin, ...

A wooden structure built 15 feet off the ground in 1920s South London revolutionized the airspace industry. It was the world’s first air traffic control tower, commissioned at Croydon Airport, the U.K ...

No one knows the exact circumstances of Amy Johnson's death, but it wasn't a nice way to go. The 37 year old aviatrix almost certainly died in the Thames Estuary when her Airspeed Oxford came down in ...

London and the surrounding area has been the setting for numerous extraordinary mega structures throughout the decades. As Britain navigated its way through the technologically revolutionary 20th ...

You can visit the former airport in Croydon – but act fast to get tickets (Picture: Shutterstock / Eleanor McMillan) There’s a joke that Croydon is so far, you need to take a flight to get there. And ...

I don’t make a habit of hanging around on industrial estates in Croydon. But there is one I just have to keep coming back to. Not because it’s known for more of this south London town’s ...