Scotland's Christmas postbox toppers
Woolly postbox toppers have appeared in towns and villages across Scotland to mark the Christmas period.A postbox topper is a hat or bonnet for a postbox, designed as a tribute or to commemorate special events.
"It didn't actually take that long," she said. "I think the planning took longer because there are about ten different sizes of postboxes. "It's just trying work out the mechanics of how it would it stay up in Scottish weather for a decent length of time."Peter Pan in his winter attire in Mearnskirk, Newton Mearns in East Renfrewshire
It was originally created in memory of Dr John A Wilson OBE, the physician superintendent of the former sanatorium from 1929 to 1946, to reflect the stories he told children on the wards.Mairi said: "I've had emails from people saying their kids made them stop the car to say hello to Peter.
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