“The ATM was installed at almost pavement level on the wall of the HSBC branch in London Street – which closed last month – because the building is listed and there was nowhere else on its facia to put it. The cashpoint was not originally as low as it is now but last year the pavement was relaid, raising the level of the walkway by several inches. Some residents have taught their children to fetch their cash for them so they don’t have to bend down. Others are forced to go down on one knee to use the machine. But for one local, the ATM, which is 19.8 inches from the pavement, is at a perfect height. Standing at 4ft 6ins, 47-year-old actor Brian Wheeler doesn’t have to bend double or kneel down to get his hands on his cash. Brian, who played an Ewok and a Jawa in Star Wars: The Return of the Jedi, and has also starred in the most recent Harry Potter film, said: “Everyone has to crouch to use it but for me it’s quite handy. I think it’s just me and the children of the town who find it the perfect height.””
(via Tall order to take out cash (From Basingstoke Gazette))
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Source: basingstokegazette.co.uk
