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Post box story

This is a post box story that tickles my fancy so I thought I should share it…

Source: https://www.digitalspy.com/fun/a514328/post-box-appears-on-thames-bridge-confuses-village-and-uri-geller/

Post box appears on Thames bridge, confuses village and Uri Geller

A red letter box suddenly appears in the middle of a bridge in Berkshire.

Uri Geller and other villagers have been left confused by the sudden arrival of a red letter box in the middle of a bridge.

The box has been placed a metre above the water on a parapet of the bridge, which crosses the River Thames in Berkshire.

People in Sonning-on-Thames said that the box can only be accessed by boat users.

Geller, who has lived in the village for 33 years, told BBC News he had “never seen anything like it”.

“This is a very unusual village. There are many sightings of a child ghost that walks on the bridge,” he commented.

“Maybe it was the ghost of a mischievous little girl? I have never seen anything like this anywhere in the world, it’s a new one on me.”

Royal Mail spokesperson Val Bodden said: “The recent appearance of a post box frontage on the side of the river bridge at Sonning is a mystery to us.

“It is certainly not an operational posting facility and we have no knowledge of how it arrived at this location.”

BY TOM EAMES10/09/2013


TV

All of a sudden I see loads of phone boxes on the small screen. I guess they are still an integral part of the modern world.

Vegas, (2012) S1 E5:

Vegas': S1 E5.

In the flesh, (2013) E3:

'In the flesh': episode 3

Shetland (2013):

'Shetland'

Another from ‘Shetland’. I like this because it shows clearly why it is unlikely we will ever see the end of the phone box and landline, at least in some parts of the world.

'Shetland'

Cornwall, UK

We just spent a few days over in Cornwall.

Penzance

Penzance

Sancreed

Sancreed

Gweek

Gweek

Canada

Lost Lake, Whistler

Lost Lake, Whistler

Can you see it?

Can you see it?

Shannon Falls

Shannon Falls, Sea to Sky Highway

Tofino

Tofino

Tofino

Tofino

Ucluelet

Ucluelet

Vancouver

Vancouver

Granville Island, Vancouver

Granville Island, Vancouver

Granville Island market

Granville Island market

Scotland

Rousay, Orkney

Rousay, Orkney

On the road

On the road

Australia again

Uki, NSW

Uki, NSW

Woodford, Qld

Woodford, Qld

Tasmania

We recently spent a month in Australia, returning via Singapore and narrowly missing out on Qantas industrial action. We spent some time in Tasmania as evidenced by…

Bruny Island

Bruny Island

Bruny Island

Bruny Island

ds coffee house, Huonville

ds coffee house, Huonville

Telephone tower, Mt Wellington

Telephone tower, Mt Wellington

Telephone system 1910 to 1970s, Port Arthur

Telephone system 1910 to 1970s, Port Arthur

Port Arthur

Port Arthur

Catching up

Some from our trip to the USA, which was ages ago…

Hawaii

Hawaii

Hawaii

Hawaii

Hornitos

Hornitos

Mariposa

Mariposa

Rhyolite

Rhyolite

Cotswolds

Here’s a recent one from our little jaunt to the Cotswolds. This was opposite our B&B in Crudwell.

Crudwell

Crudwell

Morocco

I tried to find one from the remaining collection that has snow in it, to go with the current feel outside. No luck. Here are a couple to give me warm thoughts (much needed right now) instead:

Casablanca

Casablanca

Tinerhir

Tinerhir

Tinehir

Tinehir

Morocco

Morocco