Bill of Quantities for Materials to be Used and Works to be Performed in the Extensions and Alterations to Terminal Building at Lydda Airport. Jerusalem: Government of Palestine, Public Works Department, September 1947.
A volume with 22 bills of quantities listing and summarizing the renovation and extension works of the Lydda Airport, the quantity of materials required and their cost. Photocopy reproduction of typescript. Some handwritten additions.
In 1935, the mandatory Government started building an international airport in Palestine to be used as a stopover for flights between Britain and its colonies in Asia and even Australia. By 1947, the existing building was insufficient for the large number of passengers going through it and a plan was made to extend it. The renovation works were supposed to take place over eight months – from October 1947 to May 1948; however, there is reason to believe that due to the events of the time and the outbreak of the 1948 War, the renovation never happened.
83, [1] ff., 32.5 cm. Good condition. Some stains, creases and tears. Blemishes, stains and tears to paper cover. Traces of wax seal to cover.