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David Haslam was to spend his working life in the world of architecture, a career that started in the early 1960s and continued until his retirement in March 2011. His career spanned the period of 1960's Office Development, when he worked for Denis Crump & Partners (DC&P), during this time he worked on a number of historic buildings, where he use his love of historic architecture. The late 1970s saw him working on designs for Heathrow Airport. In the early 1980s he became an Associate Partner of the Epsom based Practice 'Chalkely Benstead Partnership'. In 1983 he formed his own architectural practice 'Home Plans' specialising in one-off high-end domestic architecture, designing one-off houses for a range of important clients. David's Practice had an impressive client list, with prospective clients often prepared to wait up-to six months just to get onto his busy work schedule. He never lost his love of architectural history, often using historic details in his designs. Between 1978 & 1994 David was elected as Councillor for the Biggin Hill Ward of the London Borough of Bromley. Biggin Hill is famous as one of the key RAF fighter Stations charged with the defence of London during the Battle of Britain, WWII. The Airport is owned by the Council and David was to become one of the three Council appointed Airport Directors and in the period 1992-94 he was appointed Chairman of the Board of Biggin Hill Airport Limited. He never lost his love of history continued to expand his knowledge to include the history of the Airport and the village that he represented for sixteen years.

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