DSCF0686 Reflections of Ipswich Buses 12 (LG02 FDC) - 2 Feb 2018

Friday 2 February 2018 (1235) – Reflections of Ipswich Buses 12 (LG02 FDC) in the black glass panels of the iconic Willis Insurance Building. I am there somewhere. The bus is an Alexander ALX400 bodied Dennis Trident new to London United (TAS268) in July 2001 and now one of the last buses to wear the old livery.

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.