Until the early fifties the bus stop for eastbound buses at Mumps was on the main road by the junction, just in front of what became the West Pennine Water Board offices visible in the previous shot of 158. The finger post for the junction is just visible on the lamp standard to the right of the bus, whereas on the left is the Salisbury Hotel. The subject of the photograph, Leyland Titan TD2 68, had an eventful life. New in 1932 it was loaned to Bristol for no less than five years during the war. After sale in 1948 it saw further service in Scotland before returning much closer to home as a showman's vehicle in the late fifties.

Photograph by courtesy of The Bus Archive/Roy Marshall