2018

HP6309 : Bobby's Bus Shelter, Unst

taken 6 years ago, near to Baltasound, Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Bobby's Bus Shelter, Unst
Bobby's Bus Shelter, Unst
The Unst Bus Shelter, also known as Bobby's Bus Shelter near the village of Baltasound, on the Isle of Unst, is located on the main road along Unst - the A968 - which runs between Belmont and Haroldswick. It is probably the most famous bus shelter in the World; certainly, it must be the most eccentric.

The name "Bobby's Bus Shelter" honours Bobby Macaulay, a child who used to cycle to the shelter in the mornings to catch the bus to school. During the 1990s, the existing bus shelter had rusted badly and was deemed unsafe and the local council had plans to remove the bus shelter. It was reprieved after the seven-year-old sent them a letter asking them not to and explaining that the shelter is where he kept his bike while at school.

The shelter is equipped by local residents with a sofa, television, computer and other home comforts. It is redecorated periodically; this year's colours are purple, white and green, the colours of the women's suffrage movement, to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the 1918 Representation of the People Act, which first gave women the vote.

HP6309 : The A968 near Baltasound and HP6309 : Landscape at Bobby's Bus Shelter provide an impression of how exposed the area is. The weather in Unst is very changeable and it is subject to high winds; imagine waiting for a bus with no shelter whilst being lashed by wind and rain!

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This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Baltasound Bus Shelter [22] · Bobby's Bus Shelter [20] · Near Baltasound [13] ·
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David Dixon   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 21 September, 2018   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 17 October, 2018
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OSGB36: geotagged! HP 635 097 [100m precision]
WGS84: 60:45.9200N 0:50.0828W
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OSGB36: geotagged! HP 635 097
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