Catrina Davies, 42, said she was surprised when she received the post as there was no address on the envelope and her name was spelled incorrectly. She has thanked Royal Mail for their effort
A letter for a woman living in a shed on a crossroads in Cornwall has somehow been delivered successfully despite not having a full address on it.
Catrina Davies, 42, said she was surprised when she received the post as there was no address on the envelope and her name was spelled incorrectly.
Also, the letter was addressed to Katrina Davis rather than Catrina Davies.
The author, who has been living in a shack on the outskirts of Penzance, Cornwall, for eight years, said she was impressed by Royal Mail's efforts to find her home.
The vague address on the letter said: "M/S Katrina Davis, Lives in a blue and green shed on a crossroads near a village 21 miles from Land’s End, as featured on BBC2 Simon Reeve Cornwall Programme, Cornwall."
Catrina had talked about affordable housing on the programme screened in November and had mentioned that the arrival of second homeowners had caused house prices to increase.
The letter showed support for her comments on the subject.
After receiving the envelope Catrina said: "I'm very impressed by the address in this piece of post.
"Sterling effort by Royal Mail."
She added: "It just makes you feel like maybe the world's smaller and more local than it feels sometimes. It's just great that they (Royal Mail) made the effort and didn't just throw it away."
One ex-postman said: "I worked for almost 40 years for Royal Mail, this isn't so unusual especially if it gets to the local delivery office.
"Six thirty most mornings every postie in the country turns into Columbo because returning to sender means surrender. They won't be beaten."
Another added: "I am a postie, we get loads of letters incorrectly addressed or not addressed at all to the correct people. We always deliver."
Kath Gardner added: "My dad was a postie and would do anything to try and get a letter to someone."
Jennifer Polley said: "What an amazing story! So lovely."
The official Royal Mail Twitter account also commented the author's post, writing: "We're really pleased this letter has made its way to you."