Black day for poetry

A bus stop named after a road or a building makes sense and isn't very remarkable, but one named after a person is much more touching - specially when the person isn't a national hero or grandee, but a local character. Generations of music students used to get off their bus here for their weekly piano lessons with Miss Black. Over the years, her reputation and musical influence made her a much-loved part of local culture and she is still talked about today by her former students.

Another tribute to Miss Black has now been paid by Sylvia Bartram in the form of a poem. It was one of ten winners of the competition to write poems about the Island's bus stops and although the stop has now been moved about a hundred yards down the hill, this seems like the right place for it. The poem has been cast in bronze and, thanks to the present owners of Miss Black's house, set into the garden wall.


If you want to take a look for yourself, the Number 10's your bus!