Beehive, Gatwick Airport
| The Beehive | |
|---|---|
The Beehive from the east | |
Location within Crawley | |
| General information | |
| Type | Former airport terminal |
| Architectural style | Art Deco |
| Location | City Place Gatwick, Crawley, West Sussex, England, Beehive Ring Road, Gatwick Airport, RH6 0PA |
| Coordinates | 51°08′39″N 0°09′48″W / 51.14417°N 0.16333°W |
| Current tenants | Various |
| Construction started | July 1935 |
| Completed | 1936 |
| Inaugurated | 6 June 1936 |
| Owner | Bland Group |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 3 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Alan Marlow |
| Architecture firm | Hoar, Marlow and Lovett |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
| Official name | The Beehive (former combined terminal and control tower) |
| Designated | 19 August 1996 |
| Reference no. | 1268327 |
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The Beehive is the original terminal building at Gatwick Airport, England. Opened in 1936, it became obsolete in the 1950s as the airport expanded. In 2008 it was converted into serviced offices, operated by Orega, having served as the headquarters of franchised airline GB Airways for some years before that. It was the world's first fully integrated airport building, and is considered a nationally and internationally important example of airport terminal design. The Beehive is a part of the City Place Gatwick office complex. The 20,000-square-foot (1,900 m2) former terminal building is on a 2-acre (0.81 ha) site.