Crazy London airport on a bridge over the River Thames that was nearly built next to Big Ben

LONDON was nearly home to a central airport that would have been built on the Thames – with planes right by Big Ben and Parliament.

With the city currently home to six airports, the previous designs would have predated them all.

Popular Science MonthlyAn ambitious project hoped to build an airport right by the Houses of Parliament[/caption] Barratt HomesThe airport would span the River Thames[/caption] AlamyThe prime location was because of the straight stretch of river[/caption]

Put forward in the 1930s...