Burtons Coaches X196 FOR at Sutton in the Isle, Cambs - 30 April 2006 (557-25)

Sunday 30 April 2006 - Sunday work came into being on my rota when, every third Sunday, I would drive on the Cambridgeshire County Council supported service 19 from Cambridge to Wisbech. I loved driving this route over the flat Fenland landscape. Burtons Coaches X196 FOR, a Caetano Nimbus bodied Dennis Dart, is seen in Sutton (Sutton in the Isle) close to the city of Ely. The Isle of Ely is one of the higher spots in these parts being around 60 feet above sea level compared with about 3 feet elsewhere. The tower of St. Andrew's Church can be seen for miles around. It rises in four stages with clasp buttresses at the base then octagonal buttresses at the second stage and diagonally set cross buttresses on the third. The bell stage is topped with two octagonal lanterns one on top of the other. The lower one contains the clock face. The whole thing is topped with a little spire.