British Airways Terminal is a Grade II listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 January 1981. Air terminal.

British Airways Terminal

WRENN ID
under-spindle-sage
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Westminster
Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster MP: Rachel Blake (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
16 January 1981
Type
Air terminal
Address
British Airways Terminal, Buckingham Palace Road Sw1, City of Westminster, SW1W 9SP
OS grid reference
TQ 286 785
Coordinates
51.49157, -0.14831
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The British Airways Terminal, located on Buckingham Palace Road in the City of Westminster, is a Grade II listed building designed in 1939 by A. Lakeman. This air terminal features a streamlined "moderne" style with a symmetrical facade. The central tower is prominent, flanked by wings that curve forward to create a concave forecourt, which is covered by an overhanging canopy that connects the end pavilions. The building stands five storeys tall and is nine bays wide. The tower consists of ten stages, with a unifying vertical window at the front and a clock positioned above it. The end pavilions also have vertical strip windows with deep fluted jambs, while the quadrant wings feature horizontal strip windows. The window frames are made of metal and incorporate horizontal pattern glazing bars. The front canopy has a stone fascia and is supported at the center by a pair of piers, which are topped with a stylized sculpture depicting winged male and female figures.

Local climate

British Airways Terminal sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 95% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 98% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 57% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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