" Back then the Wilmslow - Altrincham road was quiet and quite narrow (you can still see sections of it near the Holiday Inn at Oversley Ford, and by the Romper pub).
I would politely dispute the above, in part. The road was never quiet, it was a very busy road and, for a kid on cycle ( me and others ) decidedly dangerous. Hence I preferred to use the path / field adjacent to the Airport Hotel.
However, the new Terminal did offer a vast improvement, and, for some of us, a free pass as it were. In those days, one was a bit slimmer and thus, with a bit of adroit squeezing, could gain entry at the steps ( assuming nobody was in the ticket booth ) and then on to the International Pier as it was then called, by virtue of the gap in the middle of the turnstiles being larger than the rest.
Last edited by Krystal n chips; 1st Jan 2014 at 14:53.