5342 has turned into Cross Street and will shortly join Lees Road. This bus was one of the later examples of the batch that did not receive full overhauls by SELNEC, but were given a less thorough overhaul and the paintwork touched-up. The expectation was that these buses would be rapidly replaced by new buses suitable for one-man operation and the additional expense was not worthwhile.

The location has not changed significantly since this photograph was taken on 30th December 1972, but the previous few years had seen considerable re-modelling of this junction. Notable in the right background is the soot-begrimed bulk of St. James's C of E Church on Barry Street.