Bordabus

A couple of days ago, while I was walking between listed buildings in Grange Hill and Chigwell Row, I spotted a old bus stop. This is Lambourne Road, a road that no longer has any buses, so that immediately made me stop and look. But what really piqued my interest was the flag on the bus stop because that still had the symbol for the National Bus Company on it, and they disappeared about forty years ago. Alongside was the name of the local bus company at the time, Eastern National, and they disappeared ages ago too. How on earth had this survived? Looking closer another word had been stuck on top in red letters, worn down by the elements, and that said BORDABUS. I'd never heard of them, so how long had all this obsolete signage been lurking here? And then I carried on with my life. » As can you, unless you have a particular interest in this topic. Here's where the bus stop is on a map. It's the blue cross. » This is the last printed bus map from March 2016, which I've had to update…

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