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COMMUNITY facility in shed in Southend, Argyll, is only 8ft by 10ft – but one in Sutherland is even smaller.
Margaret McDowall has set-up a Post Office in a flat-packed shed
A BATTLE has broken out over who has the smallest Post Office in Scotland.
Margaret and John McDowall set up a PO in a shed measuring just 8ft by 10ft – claiming it was Scotland’s tiniest postal outlet.
Now another sub-postmistress has revealed she is also operating from a wooden shed – measuring just 8ft by 6ft.
Yesterday, Esther Brauer, 82 said: “To have an 8ft by 10ft shed would be like a des res to me.”
Last week, Margaret and John launched their tiny office in Southend, Mull of Kintyre, Argyll. Previously, locals had to make a 50 mile round trip to post a letter.
John paid £518 for the flatpack 8ftx10ft structure, and it was built - complete with full electrics, phone line and alarm link to the police - on a paving foundation in the centre of the village.
But Esther, of Kylesku Post Office, Sutherland, claims her shed is four feet smaller.
Esther Brauer at her tiny Post Office in Kylescu Esther Brauer at her tiny Post Office in Kylescu
She said: “I am not complaining. I find my shed all right. It is very cosy and has a gas heater.
“I can get at least three people in at a time. The shed is just a few steps from my house. I would love the extra room they have on Mull, but this will do me fine.”
Esther, who recently collected an award to mark 60 years with the Post Office, added: “I love my job and would not give it up as long as I am able.”
