The rear boarding platform of a bus, specifically of the AEC Regent Three
From Mark’s childhood friend David H. The buses we rode to school between Horsley & Ashtead on London Country route 408 had an open rear platform surfaced in rubber in raised squares – for drainage – that resembled a bar of chocolate
Mark – 1960s
Mark Iliff – owner
The newfangled AEC Routemaster – too good for the 408 route, but glimpsed in passing at Leatherhead Bus Garage – had a similar arrangement, but less chocolatey