Pier 1 @LGW
Sad to see Pier 1 at LGW being demolished. Many happy memories of BCAL, DAN, Air Europe etc operating from this pier.
The 'jetways' were a bit unique in that they only moved in and out and not from side to side. The 'stop' system was also a bit odd - a mirror allowed the Captain to see his nosewheel and to line it up with the appropriate line painted on the Tarmac.
I remember arriving there one very humid night - a few knots of 'breeze' would have allowed fog to form. The 'mirror' was obscured by 'dew' - something not apparent till the appropriate line had been crossed! Normally this would not have been much of a problem if the 'finger' had been able to have moved laterally but it wasn't and much embarrassment was caused awaiting a pushback crew (about 30 minutes) to push the aircraft back about a foot so the finger could be lined up with the door. Red faces all round!