I'm nearly through the Manx photos, but had to use this one taken in the little museum (I think) beside Laxey station.
Information is a bit sparse, but I assume this is a tiny shelter from the Manx Electric Railway. The post box is a fairly typical Manx feature - there is one at Groudle Station, which I always try to remember to send a postcard from.
Both are very modelable, although that shelter looks a bit small for anything other than three people!
It is Laxey and this is a MER post box. There were and in some cases still are post boxes like these at a number of tram stops. The MER had a contract with the Post Office to run mail services. There’s a little more information here:
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Chris TGG
Knowing how much you love the Groudle Glen I thought you might appreciate this stunning set of drone photos of the Groudle from the NGEG Facebook page.
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