Other

Gold post box - Westminster

Inscription

This post box has been painted gold by Royal Mail to celebrate London as the 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 plaque is a nasty modern thing, as they are on all these Olympic boxes, so on each one we try to find other more interesting features to photo instead.

Site: Gold post box - Westminster (1 memorial)

SW1, Tothill Street

This box launched Royal Mail's gold post boxes project. Unlike the others it does not commemorate any specific gold medallist, just the overall glorious sumptuousness of Britain's Olympic achievements in 2012.

Comments are provided by Facebook, please ensure you are signed in here to see them

This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Gold post box - Westminster

Subjects commemorated i

Olympic Games - 2012

See also 2012 Paralympics. The first event was held on 25 July in Cardiff but...

Read More

This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Gold post box - Westminster

Created by i

Royal Mail

Before the 2012 Olympics started the Royal Mail committed to turn a red post ...

Read More

Jo Swinson

 MP, Under Secretary of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.

Read More

Nearby Memorials

Doorcase

Doorcase

WC1, Great James Street, 23-24

This small brass plaque is attached to the panelling beside the door, near the bell-push.

2 subjects commemorated, 2 creators
Queen Elizabeth's Oak

Queen Elizabeth's Oak

SE10, Greenwich Park

The old tree is presumably gradually being decomposed by beetles and the like. The new tree may be the one to the far right of our picture.

4 subjects commemorated, 2 creators
Charles Yerkes

Charles Yerkes

SE11, Kennington Park Road, Oval tube station

We were delighted to see this memorial - it enables us to tell you about this splendid, unique, station: light and airy, joyous murals of...

1 subject commemorated
Westmister weather vanes whirleth

Westmister weather vanes whirleth

SW1, St Margaret Street, Henry VII Chapel / Lady Chapel

We've tried a zoomed-in photograph one of the vanes but the name of the donor was not visible and, call us feeble, but our dedication to ...

1 subject commemorated, 2 creators
Turkish gun

Turkish gun

SW1, Horse Guards Parade

As our detail picture we have this most unlikely-looking crocodile, grinning manically despite his legs looking all wrong.

4 subjects commemorated