The Royal Mail has painted a postbox gold in Henley-on-Thames in recognition of its medal winning rowing club
The Royal Mail has painted a postbox gold in the Oxfordshire town of Henley-on-Thames - in recognition of its medal winning rowing club. The town is home to the prestigious Leander Club, which has trained more than 100 Olympic medal-winning rowers. To commemorate British and Irish gold medal winners at the 2012 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Paralympics, various post boxes in the home towns of the medal winners around the United Kingdom, pwere repainted gold. It marked the first occasion in modern times that the colour of post boxes in the United Kingdom had been changed from their traditional red. Originally intended to be a temporary measure, due to the positive public response it was later decided the colour change would become a permanent tribute, with boxes additionally receiving their own special plaques.
Size: 4000px × 6000px
Location: Hart Street, Henley-on-Thames, England
Photo credit: © Stephen Frost / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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