A mosaic bus stop in Somerset

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A bus stop in Aller, Somerset


On the way to the pub we paused at a bus stop decorated with mosaic tiles. It’s striking. I wondered if it was stained glass at first, but it’s not. According to Wikipedia it’s by the local potter Bryan Newman, who died in 2019.

It’s a lovely thing, especially as you look closer, and discover parts of watches in there along with the tiles.


On the bottom right there’s a URL to the long dead Freeserve (fsnet.co.uk) domain. I can’t quite make it out. Possibly “banjo tayler”? There’s nothing I can find on the Wayback machine to match it.

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Mystery URL at the bottom of the mosaic.