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Uri Geller mystified by letterbox on Thames Sonning Bridge | Uri Geller mystified by letterbox on Thames Sonning Bridge |
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Entertainer Uri Geller and other villagers say they are mystified by the appearance of a red letterbox in the middle of a bridge. | |
The box has been placed on a buttress on the downstream side of the bridge, which crosses the River Thames. | |
Residents of Sonning-on-Thames, Berkshire, said the box could only be reached by river users. | |
Mr Geller, who has lived in the village for 33 years, said he had "never seen anything like it". | |
"This is a very unusual village," he added. | "This is a very unusual village," he added. |
"There are many sightings of a child ghost that walks on the bridge. | |
"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." | "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." |