Pity the poor postman . . .

It seems the barmy British sense of humor is alive and well.  The Telegraph reports:

A postman and villagers have been left mystified after a letter box appeared set into the stone buttress of a bridge over the River Thames, which is only accessible by boat.

The bright red letter box frontage appeared about a metre above water level on a parapet of the bridge, which crosses the river.

The traditional letter box frontage, which is around 100 years old, was spotted by a Royal Mail delivery man who took a photo to prove where the letter box had been positioned and that he would need a boat to collect any post.

A spokesman for Royal Mail, said: “The recent appearance of a postbox 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.”

There’s more at the link.

Next thing you know, they’ll be collecting signatures on a petition to preserve the ‘historic’ mailbox and force Royal Mail to service it!

Peter