London 2012 Gold Post Box - Tothill Street, London, UK - Olympic Memorabilia on Waymarking.com

This post box on the south side of Tothill Street and in view of Westminster Abbey was painted to represent the games as a whole. The plaque, on the front of the double mouthed box, reads:

This post box has been painted
gold by Royal Mail to celebrate
London
as host city of the 2012 Olympic and
Paralympic Games and was unveiled by
Jo Swinson MP, Under Secretary of State,
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.

The wording also appears in Braille beneath the test.

The Royal Mail Group website, that includes a photo of this box, tells us:

•     Royal Mail is announcing that all its gold post boxes celebrating Olympic and Paralympic successes will remain gold permanently. Each post box will also have a plaque which names the athlete and marks their wonderful achievement
   
•     This is believed to be the first time in its history that Royal Mail has permanently changed the colour of some of its iconic boxes to celebrate an historic achievement
   
•     110 post boxes were painted gold across the UK. They can be seen at  www.goldpostboxes.com
   
•     The boxes have become cherished local landmarks, with thousands of visitors across the country having their photographs taken next to them
   
•     Royal Mail has produced stamps to celebrate each gold medal. These will be available to buy until December 31 from www.royalmail.com
   

Royal Mail announced today that the post boxes it painted over the summer to celebrate the gold medals of Team GB and ParalympicsGB will be remaining gold on a permanent basis.

Exactly 110 have been painted across the UK, with the most northerly in Lossiemouth, Scotland, painted to celebrate Heather Stanning’s rowing victory with partner Helen Glover. Helen’s post box, in Penzance, is actually the most southerly location. The two boxes were the first painted by Royal Mail after Heather and Helen became the first gold medallists of the summer.

Each post box will have a plaque which names the athlete and marks their gold medal achievement, or marks the location's connection with London 2012.

The post boxes have now become cherished local landmarks, with many members of the public visiting them and circulating pictures of them on social media channels.

The location of the boxes can be seen at www.goldpostboxes.com along with many pictures uploaded by visitors.

Painting the iconic post boxes gold was a part of Royal Mail’s plans to honour the victories of Team GB and ParalympicsGB, along with the gold medal stamps programme.

Royal Mail was the first postal administration to produce stamps for every gold medallist in both Games. The stamps can still be bought online from www.royalmail.com/stamps.

The decision to keep the post boxes gold marks the first time in Royal Mail’s history that it has painted its iconic post boxes a different colour permanently to mark an historic achievement.

Moya Greene, Chief Executive Officer, Royal Mail Group, said; "We are delighted at the way people took to this simple idea.

"The gold post boxes gave communities even more opportunity to mark the successes of Team GB and Paralympics GB - and became a part of local celebrations of London 2012 across the UK. I am pleased to confirm that these post boxes will be kept gold permanently."
 

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