DSCF9182 Ipswich Buses 143 (Y294 FJN) - 22 May 2015

Friday 22 May 2015 (1017) - Ipswich Buses 143 (Y294 FJN) seen in Friars Street, Ipswich. It is a Alexander ALX200 bodied Dennis Dart that was new to Stagecoach East London in August 2001 (number SLD294). Following are Ipswich Buses 99 (X199 LBJ) and First 69428 (AU58 FFP).

The iconic black glass building of the Willis Insurance Group forms a backcloth. The building was constructed in the early 1970s as one of the first projects of Foster Associates designed by Norman Foster and Wendy Cheesman. It has a rather bulbous footprint and sits within the area bordered by Princes Street, Friars Street, and Franciscan Way (and a footpath connecting the latter two). The rooftop features a rectangular unit housing the staff restaurant which is surrounded by a roof garden.