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Britain's lowest ATM cashpoint, Whitchurch, Hampshire, Britain - 31 Jan 2010
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Britain's lowest ATM cashpoint, Whitchurch, Hampshire, Britain - 31 Jan 2010
CROUCH DOWN CASH MACHINE LEAVES LOCALS FEELING SHORT-CHANGED
Britain's lowest cash machine, which stands little more than 18 inches off the ground, is leaving locals in Whitchurch, Hants feeling distinctly short-changed.
The backbreaking ATM was installed at knee height on the wall of a HSBC branch because the building is listed and there was nowhere else for it to go.
Originally it was not quite as low but last year the pavement was re-laid, raising the level of the walkway by several inches.
Now some Whitchurch residents have found themselves relying on 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.
However, for one villager the ATM, which is 19.8 inches from the pavement, is at a perfect height.
Standing at 4ft 6ins, dwarf Brian Wheeler, 47, doesn't have to bend double or kneel down to get his hands on his cash.
He 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."
Actor Brian 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.
He also acted as a navigator for Top Gear host Richard Hammond during an episode in the most recent series of the hit BBC show.
He added: "The cash machine is perfect for me because I am 'the only dwarf in the village.'"
A group of residents launched a campaign to save the HSBC branch last year after it was revealed that it could close.
They failed to save the branch from closure but they managed to save the cash point.
IT manager Mike Stead, from the Save Whitchurch Bank group, said: "There is another...
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