We needed somewhere to stay between my delivering two talks in Northamptonshire and we made this discovery.
It started out life as the Northampton Flying Club on the land of Hall Farm.
It has been extensively renovated, retaining and enhancing its original art deco architecture.
(left) Entrance to the hotel. Note the large doormat which appears to be a diagram of the runways.
(right) Stairway to the upper floor. Note the inricate metal bannister screens which upon closer inspection resolve themselves into outlines of aeroplanes in a clouded sky.
(left) Direction signs to the rooms.
(right) The dining room in the terminal building. Decorated with many aeronautical images, it flaunts a stunning mural of a 1930s plane flying over the field.
