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词条 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics gold post boxes
释义

  1. Organisers and timeline

  2. Colour and precedent

  3. Locations

     Great Britain  Northern Ireland  Sark (Bailiwick of Guernsey)  Isle of Man  Location disputes 

  4. Recipients

  5. Types and cyphers

  6. Tourist attractions

  7. Vandalism and unofficial boxes

  8. List of gold postboxes

     Olympian boxes  Paralympian boxes 

  9. Stamps

  10. See also

  11. References

  12. External links

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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, plus one each on Sark and the Isle of Man, were 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.

Organisers and timeline

The project was organised by Royal Mail Group Communications in-house team, Eulogy[1] and Blonde. Outside the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man Post and Guernsey Post also decided to emulate the Royal Mail scheme when athletes from their territories won gold (one each).[2][3] The project was launched on 24 July by painting the box at Westminster Abbey,[4] whilst the first athletes' boxes to be painted were in Lossiemouth for Heather Stanning and in Penzance for Helen Glover, to commemorate their medals in the women's coxless pair rowing.[4][5]

While initially planning to commemorate only Olympic gold medallists, on 15 August 2012, Royal Mail confirmed that gold medallists at the 2012 London Paralympics would also be similarly recognised with boxes and stamps.[6][7] On 19 September 2012, the Royal Mail relented to public pressure and decided to also commemorate Paralympians who won gold medals while competing for Ireland, reversing their position that "the stamps and gold post boxes were specifically for gold medal winning Olympian and Paralympians who competed for Team GB."[8][9] On 2 November 2012, it was announced the boxes would retain their new colour permanently, and would also receive a plaque denoting the recipient.[10][11]

Colour and precedent

According to the Mail, the first postboxes (pillar boxes) were erected in the UK in 1853, a year after trial boxes had been erected in Jersey. They were initially painted green, to blend in with the landscape, however between 1874 and 1884 they were repainted bright red to better stand out. This has remained the standard colour, with only a few exceptions, such as blue for Air Mail in the 1930s.[4] Also according to the Mail, while gold stamp schemes had been introduced before, the UK is "believed to be the first country to paint post boxes gold to celebrate Olympic and Paralympic gold medal wins".[4]

Locations

Each gold medallist in the 2012 games had a post box painted in recognition of their achievement, usually in their home-town.[12][16]

Great Britain

Boxes were painted gold across Great Britain, as far north as Lossiemouth in Scotland, down to the near tip of South West England in Penzance, Cornwall.[16] The actual site of boxes ranges greatly, from rural places such as village greens, to suburban high street locations, to urban city centres.

Northern Ireland

Although athletes from Northern Ireland are eligible to compete for both Great Britain (Team GB and ParalympicsGB) and Ireland (Team Ireland and Paralympics Ireland), there were no GB gold medallists from Northern Ireland.

Due to the Royal Mail's decision to recognise Northern Irish medallists competing for Ireland, three Irish gold medal winning Paralympians were recognised with boxes in Eglinton (Jason Smyth), Glengormley (Michael McKillop) and Seaforde (Bethany Firth), although unlike the GB athletes, the multiple medallists (two each for Smyth and McKillop) did not receive multiple boxes.[9]

Sark (Bailiwick of Guernsey)

The formerly blue post box on the island of Sark in the Bailiwick of Guernsey was painted gold by Guernsey Post to commemorate Carl Hester's team dressage success.[3]

Isle of Man

The Isle of Man Post painted one gold box for Peter Kennaugh following success in the cycling team pursuit.[2]

Location disputes

In some cases, the locations chosen by Royal Mail for gold boxes were disputed by either the athlete or members of the public as not being appropriate, either because the athlete was more closely associated with another location, or their home town was not as closely located as another location. In some cases, the Royal Mail attributed these errors to Team GB's athlete details database. This variously led to additional boxes being awarded, and in at least one case, a gold box being repainted red.

  • For cyclist Joanna Rowsell, the Royal Mail initially painted a box in Carshalton, the location of her birth, however at the request of her family this was repainted red within a few days and replaced by a gold box in nearby Cheam, where she grew up and now lives.[21]
  • For sailor Ben Ainslie, the Royal Mail initially painted a box in Restronguet Passage, Cornwall, the place he grew up and learned to sail. A member of the public then vandalised a box in Lymington High Street, Hampshire, on the basis that Ainslie was a long time resident and considered a local "legend".[13] After initially filing a complaint, the Royal Mail relented to a public campaign and decided to officially paint the Lymington box.[13]
  • For canoeist Tim Baillie, the Mail painted a box in his home town of Westhill, Aberdeenshire. After requests from the public, a second box was added, also in Westhill, but in a more central location.[14]
  • For equestrian Peter Charles, Royal Mail painted a post box in Paper Mill Lane, Alton, Hampshire. It was soon pointed out that Charles lived in the nearby village of Bentworth (located 4 miles away), rather than the town itself and a second post box was painted accordingly.

Recipients

The majority of boxes were awarded to individual gold medalists, whether they were competing individually or as part of a team/crew. This meant that in several cases, multiple gold medal athletes received multiple boxes in various locations. The highest number awarded was four, for the quadruple gold medallists, Sarah Storey and David Weir.

In variation of the system of awarding one gold box per medal, there were variations on this theme (not counting instances of multiple boxes painted next to each other as a single site):

  • Andy Murray, Ben Ainslie, Bradley Wiggins, Heather Stanning, Nick Skelton, Peter Charles and Tim Baillie all received two individual gold boxes at two separate sites, to commemorate a single gold medal.
  • Charlotte Dujardin, Chris Hoy, Eleanor Simmonds, Mo Farah, Hannah Cockroft, Jason Kenny and Natasha Baker all received two individual gold boxes at two separate sites, to commemorate two gold medals.
  • Laura Trott received three individual gold boxes at three separate sites to commemorate two gold medals
  • Pete Reed received four individual gold boxes at three separate sites to commemorate one gold medal
  • Sophie Christiansen received four individual gold boxes at four separate sites to commemorate three gold medals

In one case, a box was also shared between two athletes – cyclist Craig MacLean initially received one gold box in Grantown-on-Spey, Scotland, to commemorate his single gold medal won as an able-bodied pilot in the Paralympics, while Olympic cyclist Victoria Pendleton also initially received one gold box in Stotfold, Bedfordshire, to commemorate her single gold medal. A third box was later painted in their home town Wilmslow, Cheshire, dedicated to both of them.

In certain other cases, the boxes were awarded to commemorate recipients other than individual athletes:

  • Two boxes to commemorate the Olympics (Westminster) and Paralympics (Stoke Mandeville), painted to launch each respective scheme
  • A box to commemorate London hosting its third Olympic Games (Stratford)
  • A box to commemorate British Cycling (Piccadilly Gardens, Manchester)
  • A box to commemorate Henley's rowing clubs (Henley-on-Thames)

The Henley box was awarded to mark the over one hundred Olympic medal winning rowers who have trained at the town's Leander Club.[15]

Types and cyphers

The type of box painted encompasses the wide variety of types in use.

The ubiquitous cylindrical pillar box was represented by both the traditional Type A (narrow) and Type B (wide) versions, plus the newer Type K pillar boxes (both singular and in pairs). The modern square shaped pillar box, the Type G, was also painted (singles and pairs). Various types of wall box were also represented, both installed in buildings, and in self-contained pillars. Representing the pole mounted type were two boxes of the more traditional design (Pete Reed in Watledge Road, Nailsworth and Bethany Firth in Seaforde), as well as a single example of the modern Type M (Tim Baillie, Westhill Drive North). A single example of the rare Penfold type hexagonal pillar box was also painted, for Sophie Wells in Lincoln. The Isle of Man box represents the only Type D painted gold (the D being a Type C oval but with a stamp vending machine), In one case, Nicola Adams' box in Leeds, as well as the post box, an adjacent Franked Mail Only type box was painted.

Reflecting the age range of the boxes painted, there are also a number of different Royal Cyphers, from the present Queen Elizabeth II (EIIR), to the historical versions for King Edward VII (EVIIR), King George V (G R) and Queen Victoria (V R). Also represented are Scottish boxes, which simply display the Scots Crown, and also boxes with no cypher at all.

Tourist attractions

The boxes were met by a very positive public reaction and have become tourist attractions within their local areas and many people have their photos taken alongside them.[16][17][18][19]

Vandalism and unofficial boxes

Several of the official gold post boxes were subsequently vandalised. These included the ones for triathlete Alistair Brownlee,[20] rower Kat Copeland,[17] swimmer Josef Craig,[21] heptathlete Jessica Ennis,[22] and tennis player Andy Murray.[17] Fans picked flecks of paint off Murray's box as souvenirs, while Ennis' box was defaced with the words "Go Jess".[17]

A number of additional post boxes were painted by members of the public to commemorate silver and bronze medallists:

  • In Wyke Regis, for silver medallist Nick Dempsey.[23]
  • In Doddington, Lincolnshire, for bronze medallist Georgie Twigg[24][25]
  • In Lowestoft, for bronze medallist Anthony Ogogo.[26]

The awarding of an additional box for Ben Ainslie in Lymington was precipitated by an episode of vandalism which saw the perpetrator arrested.[27]

After Lizzy Yarnold's win in the Women's Skeleton during the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, vandals crudely painted a post box gold in her hometown of Sevenoaks, Kent. Despite an online petition attracting 43,000 signatures, Royal Mail rejected demands for an official gold post box to be decorated, declaring that the 2012 Summer Olympics were a 'unique occasion'.[28]

Two unofficial postboxes were positioned outside Home Park, Plymouth; one gold for Lithuanian swimmer Rūta Meilutytė, who is based in the city, and one bronze for diver Tom Daley.[29]

Two unofficial boxes appeared in Posso and Kirkton Manor, both near Peebles in the Scottish borders, which also had its own official box in honour of Scott Brash.

List of gold postboxes

Olympian boxes

AthleteEvent(s)Town/CityAddressCoordinates
Nicola|Adams}} Boxing – Women's flyweight Leeds Cookridge Street[16]53.7999|N|1.5472|W|display=inline|name=Nicola Adams, Leeds}}
Ben|Ainslie}} Sailing – Men's Finn Restronguet
Lymington		 Pandora Inn[16]
High Street, Lymington[30]		50.1948|N|5.0642|W|display=inline|name=Ben Ainslie, Restronguet}}
{{coord|50.7589|N|1.5388|W|display=inline|name=Ben Ainslie, Lymington}}
Tim|Baillie}} Canoeing – Men's slalom C-2 Westhill[16]
Westhill[16][14]		 Westhill Drive North[16]
Westhill Drive South[16][14]		57.1595|N|2.2818|W|display=inline|name=Tim Baillie, Westhill}}
{{Coord|57.1538|N|2.2767|W|display=inline|name=Tim Baillie, Westhill}}
Laura|Bechtolsheimer|Laura Tomlinson}} Equestrian – Team dressage Ampney St Peter High Street51.7114|N|1.8835|W|display=inline|name=Laura Bechtolsheimer, Ampney St Peter}}
Scott|Brash}} Equestrian – Team jumping Peebles 41 High Street[16]55.6515|N|3.1909|W|display=inline|name=Scott Brash, Peebles}}
Alistair|Brownlee}} Men's triathlon Horsforth Craghill Post Office, New Road Side[16]53.8320|N|1.6408|W|display=inline|name=Alistair Brownlee, Horsforth}}
Steven|Burke}} Cycling – Men's team pursuit Colne Albert Road/Crabtree Street[16]53.8551|N|2.1786|W|display=inline|name=Steven Burke, Colne}}
Luke|Campbell|Luke Campbell (boxer)}} Boxing – Men's bantamweight Hull Hessle Road[16]53.7351|N|0.3650|W|display=inline|name=Luke Campbell, Hull}}
Peter|Charles}} Equestrian – Team jumping Alton
Bentworth		 Paper Mill Lane[16]
Holt End Lane		51.1511|N|0.9666|W|display=inline|name=Peter Charles, Alton}}
{{coord|51.1565|N|1.0516|W|display=inline|name=Peter Charles, Bentworth}}
Ed|Clancy}} Cycling – Men's team pursuit Huddersfield Railway Street[16]53.6471|N|1.7842|W|display=inline|name=Ed Clancy, Huddersfield}}
Katherine|Copeland}} Rowing – Women's lightweight double sculls Ingleby Barwick Apsley Way[16]54.5280|N|1.3265|W|display=inline|name=Katherine Copeland, Ingleby Barwick}}
Charlotte|Dujardin}} Equestrian – Team dressage
Equestrian – Individual dressage		 Enfield Town
Newent		 Southbury Road[16]
Church Street[16]		51.6524|N|0.0788|W|display=inline|name=Charlotte Dujardin, Enfield Town}}
{{Coord|51.9309|N|2.4035|W|display=inline|name=Charlotte Dujardin, Newent}}
Jessica|Ennis|Jessica Ennis-Hill}} Athletics – Women's heptathlon Sheffield Sheffield City Hall[16]53.3804|N|1.4728|W|display=inline|name=Jessica Ennis, Sheffield}}
Mo|Farah}} Athletics – Men's 10,000 metres
Athletics – Men's 5000 metres		 Isleworth
Teddington		 Isleworth Post Office, London Road[16]
Broad Street/North Lane[16]		51.4751|N|0.3379|W|display=inline|name=Mo Farah, Isleworth}}
{{Coord|51.4260|N|0.3380|W|display=inline|name=Mo Farah, Teddington}}
GB Cycling Cycling – British Cycling HQ Manchester Piccadilly Gardens[31]53.4814|N|2.2369|W|display=inline|name=GB Cycling, Manchester}}
Helen|Glover|Helen Glover (rower)}} Rowing – Women's coxless pair Penzance Quay Street, TR18 4BD50.1161|N|5.5310|W|display=inline|name=Helen Glover, Penzance}}
Katherine|Grainger}} Rowing – Women's double sculls Aberdeen Castle Street[16]57.1483|N|2.0922|W|display=inline|name=Katherine Grainger, Aberdeen}}
Alex|Gregory}} Rowing – Men's coxless four Cheltenham High Street[16]51.8997|N|2.0728|W|display=inline|name=Alex Gregory, Cheltenham}}
Henley-on-Thames Rowers Rowing – Leander Club Henley-on-Thames Hart Street[16]51.5377|N|0.9042|W|display=inline|name=Henley rowers}}
Carl|Hester}} Equestrian – Team dressage Sark, Guernsey The Avenue[16]49.4321|N|2.3565|W|display=inline|name=Carl Hester, Sark}}
Philip|Hindes}} Cycling – Men's team sprint Manchester Albert Square/Lloyd Street[16]53.4791|N|2.2460|W|display=inline|name=Phil Hindes, Manchester}}
Sophie|Hosking}} Rowing – Women's lightweight double sculls Wimbledon Worple Road[16]51.42165|N|0.2085|W|display=inline|name=Sophie Hosking, Wimbledon}}
Chris|Hoy}} Cycling – Men's Keirin
Cycling – Men's team sprint		 Edinburgh Hanover Street/Princes Street[16]
Hunter Square[16]		55.9522|N|3.1965|W|display=inline|name=Chris Hoy, Edinburgh}}
{{Coord|55.9497|N|3.1878|W|display=inline|name=Chris Hoy, Edinburgh}}
Tom|James}} Rowing – Men's coxless four Wrexham Town Hill Post Office[16]53.0445|N|2.9944|W|display=inline|name=Tom James, Wrexham}}
Jade|Jones|Jade Jones (taekwondo)}} Taekwondo – Women's 57 kg Flint Church Street[16]53.2485|N|3.1359|W|display=inline|name=Jade Jones, Flint }}
Anthony|Joshua}} Boxing – Men's super heavyweight Watford[16] High Street[16]51.6552|N|0.3958|W|display=inline|name=Anthony Joshua, Watford}}
Peter|Kennaugh}} Cycling – Men's team pursuit Onchan, Isle of Man Main Road/Kelvin Road[16]54.1741|N|4.4555|W|display=inline|name=Peter Kennaugh, Onchan}}
Jason|Kenny}} Cycling – Men's team sprint
Cycling – Men's individual sprint		 Bolton Deansgate
Churchgate[16]		53.5792|N|2.4324|W|display=inline|name=Jason Kenny, Bolton}}
{{Coord|53.5796|N|2.4258|W|display=inline|name=Jason Kenny, Bolton}}
Dani|King}} Cycling – Women's team pursuit Hamble-le-Rice High Street[16]50.8590|N|1.3150|W|display=inline|name=Dani King, Hamble-le-Rice}}
Ben|Maher}} Equestrian – Team jumping Elsenham Robin Hood Road[16][32]51.9142|N|0.2292|E|display=inline|name=Ben Maher, Elsenham}}
Ed|McKeever}} Canoeing – Men's K-1 200 metres Bradford on Avon The Shambles51.3478|N|2.2509|W|display=inline|name=Ed McKeever, Bradford on Avon}}
Andy|Murray}} Tennis – Men's singles Dunblane
Wimbledon		 High Street[16]
Church Road		56.1883|N|3.9641|W|display=inline|name=Andy Murray, Dunblane}}
{{Coord|51.4303|N|0.2124|W|display=inline|name=Andy Murray, Wimbledon}}
Olympic|Village}} 2012 Summer Olympics Stratford Post Office, Broadway[33][34]51.5405|N|0.0007|E|display=inline|name=Olympic Village, Stratford}}
Victoria|Pendleton}} Cycling – Women's Keirin Stotfold
Wilmslow		 Brook Street[16]
Alderley Road[35]		52.0140|N|0.2359|W|display=inline|name=Victoria Pendleton, Stotfold}}
{{Coord|53.3261|N|2.2312|W|display=inline|name=Victoria Pendleton and Craig MacLean, Wilmslow}}
Pete|Reed}} Rowing – Men's coxless four Chiswick
Nailsworth
Nailsworth		 Heathfield Terrace, Chiswick[16]
Old Market, Nailsworth[16]
Watledge Road, Nailsworth  		51.4913|N|0.2658|W|display=inline|name=Pete Reed, Chiswick}}
{{Coord|51.6956|N|2.2190|W|display=inline|name=Pete Reed, Nailsworth}}
{{Coord|51.7004|N|2.2209|W|display=inline|name=Pete Reed, Nailsworth}}
Joanna|Rowsell|Joanna Rowsell Shand}} Cycling – Women's team pursuit Cheam[36]
Carshalton[37]		 Ewell Road[16]

Carshalton Road/Cambridge Road[37]
(Box repainted red on request by
family for gold box in Cheam)

51.3576|N|0.2175|W|display=inline|name=Jo Rowsell, Cheam}}
{{Coord|51.3630|N|0.1716|W|display=inline|name=Jo Rowsell, Carshalton}}
Greg|Rutherford}} Athletics – Men's long jump Milton Keynes Silbury Boulevard[16]52.0444|N|0.7571|W|display=inline|name=Greg Rutherford, Milton Keynes}}
Nick|Skelton}} Equestrian – Team jumping Alcester
Bedworth		 High Street[16]
High Street[16][38]		52.2140|N|1.8703|W|display=inline|name=Nick Skelton, Alcester}}
{{Coord|52.4788|N|1.4719|W|display=inline|name=Nick Skelton, Bedworth}}
Heather|Stanning}} Rowing – Women's coxless pair Lossiemouth Clifton Road West, IV31 6DP[39]57.7202|N|3.2809|W|display=inline|name=Heather Stanning, Lossiemouth}}
Etienne|Stott}} Canoeing – Men's double canoe slalom Bedford St Paul's Square MK40 1SQ[39]52.1351|N|0.4681|W|display=inline|name=Etienne Stott, Bedford}}
Geraint|Thomas}} Cycling – Men's team pursuit Cardiff Castle Street[39]51.4810|N|3.1820|W|display=inline|name=Geraint Thomas, Cardiff}}
Andrew|Triggs-Hodge}} Rowing – Men's coxless four Hebden Main Street[39]54.0638|N|1.9616|W|display=inline|name=Andrew Triggs Hodge, Hebden}}
Laura|Kenny|Laura Trott}} Cycling – Women's team pursuit
Cycling – Women's Omnium		 Cheshunt
Cheshunt
Harlow		 College Road[39]
Cadmore Lane[39]

Post Office Road[39]

51.7022|N|0.0355|W|display=inline|name=Laura Trott, Cheshunt}}
{{Coord|51.7090|N|0.0295|W|display=inline|name=Laura Trott, Cheshunt}}
{{Coord|51.7719|N|0.0940|E|display=inline|name=Laura Trott, Harlow}}
Anna|Watkins}} Rowing – Women's double sculls Leek Derby Street[39]53.1057|N|2.0247|W|display=inline|name=Anna Watkins, Leek}}
Bradley|Wiggins}} Cycling – Men's road time trial Eccleston
Chorley		 Carrington Centre[39]
Chorley Centre, Market Street[39]		53.6461|N|2.7239|W|display=inline|name=Bradley Wiggins, Eccleston}}
{{Coord|53.6540|N|2.6326|W|display=inline|name=Bradley Wiggins, Chorley}}
Westminster Abbey Project launch[107] Westminster Abbey[40] Tothill Street[40]51.4996|N|0.1298|W|display=inline|name=Westminster Abbey}}
Peter|Wilson|Peter Wilson (sport shooter)}} Shooting – Men's double trap Sherborne Cheap Street[39]50.9486|N|2.5162|W|display=inline|name=Peter Wilson, Sherborne}}
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Paralympian boxes

Key
{{Color box|#e3f4d7| * |border=darkgray}} Athlete competed for Ireland
AthleteEventCityAddressCoordinates
Jessica-Jane|Applegate}} Swimming – Women's 200-metre freestyle S14 Belton with Browston[41] Station Road South[41]52.5645|N|1.6589|E|display=inline|name=Jessica-Jane Applegate, Belton with Browston}}
Natasha|Baker}} Equestrian – Individual championship test grade II
Equestrian – Individual freestyle test grade II		 Uxbridge[42]
Cowley, London[43]		 High Street[44]
Church Road[43]		51.5461|N|0.4793|W|display=inline|name=Natasha Baker, Uxbridge}}
{{coord|51.5277|N|0.4743|W|display=inline|name=Natasha Baker, Cowley}}
Danielle|Brown}} Archery – Women's individual compound Skipton[45] Swadford Street53.9602|N|2.0185|W|display=inline|name=Danielle Brown, Skipton}}
Mickey|Bushell}} Athletics – Men's 100 metres T53 Telford Arleston Lane[46]52.6955|N|2.4992|W|display=inline|name=Mickey Bushell, Arleston}}
Sophie|Christiansen}} Equestrian – Individual championship test grade Ia
Equestrian – Team
Equestrian – Individual freestyle test grade Ia		 Sunningdale[47]
Maidenhead[39]
Egham[39]		 London Road[47]
High Street[39]
Royal Holloway College[39]		51.3928|N|0.6290|W|display=inline|name=Sophie Christiansen, Sunningdale}}
{{coord|51.5228|N|0.7197|W|display=inline|name=Sophie Christiansen, Egham}}
{{coord|51.4257|N|0.5682|W|display=inline|name=Sophie Christiansen, Maidenhead}}
Hannah|Cockroft}} Athletics – Women's 100m – T34
Athletics – Women's 200m – T34		 Halifax[48]
Halifax[126]		 Town Hall, Crossley Street[48]
Mount Tabor Road[49]		53.7241|N|1.8605|W|display=inline|name=Hannah Cockroft, Halifax}}
{{coord|53.7406|N|1.9196|W|display=inline|name=Hannah Cockroft, Halifax}}
Mark|Colbourne}} Cycling – Men's individual pursuit Tredegar,[39][50] Commercial Street[39][50]51.7756|N|3.2462|W|display=inline|name=Mark Colbourne, Tredegar}}
Josef|Craig}} Swimming – Men's 400-metre freestyle S7 Jarrow[51] Grange Road[39][51]54.9813|N|1.4896|W|display=inline|name=Josef Craig, Jarrow}}
Deborah|Criddle}} Equestrian – Team Trull[52] Church Road[52]50.9944|N|3.1217|W|display=inline|name=Deborah Criddle, Trull}}
Aled|Davies|Aled Davies (athlete)}} Athletics – Men's discus throw F42 Bridgend[53] Gentle Way[53]51.5017|N|3.6012|W|display=inline|name=Aled Davies, Bridgend}}
Neil|Fachie}} Cycling – Men's individual sprint B Aberdeen[54] Golden Square[39]57.1462|N|2.1053|W|display=inline|name=Neil Fachie, Aberdeen}}
Bethany|Firth}}* Swimming – Women's 100-metre backstroke S14 Seaforde, County Down[142]date=September 2012}}54.3064|N|5.8411|W|display=inline|name=Bethany Firth, Seaforde}}
Jonathan|Fox|Jonathan Fox (swimmer)}} Swimming – Men's 100-metre backstroke S7 St Stephen-in-Brannel[55] Fore Street[39][55]50.3437|N|4.8908|W|display=inline|name=Jonathan Fox, St Stephen-in-Brannel}}
Heather|Frederiksen}} Swimming – Women's 100-metre backstroke S8 Leigh[56] Market Street[39]53.4981|N|2.5189|W|display=inline|name=Heather Frederiksen, Leigh}}
Oliver|Hynd}} Swimming – Men's 200-metre individual medley SM8 Kirkby-in-Ashfield[39] Chapel Street[39]53.0825|N|1.2524|W|display=inline|name=Oliver Hynd, Kirkby-in-Ashfield}}
Anthony|Kappes}} Cycling – Men's sprint Chapel-en-le-Frith[39] Market Street[39]53.3248|N|1.9086|W|display=inline|name=Anthony Kappes, Chapel-en-le-Frith}}
Helena|Lucas}} Sailing – One Person Keelboat – 2.4 Metre Easton[57] Pound Piece[39][57]50.542657|N|2.444399|W|display=inline|name=Helena Lucas, Easton}}
Craig|MacLean}} Cycling – Men's sprint Grantown-on-Spey[58]
Wilmslow		 High Street, A939[58]
Alderley Road[35]		57.3306|N|3.6086|W|display=inline|name=Craig MacLean, Grantown-on-Spey }}
{{Coord|53.3261|N|2.2312|W|display=inline|name=Victoria Pendleton and Craig MacLean, Wilmslow}}
Michael|McKillop}}* Athletics – Men's 800 metres T37
Athletics – Men's 1500 metres T37		 Glengormley[142] Sandyknowes Roundabout[59]54.6763|N|5.9705|W|display=inline|name=Michael McKillop, Glengormley}}
Jonnie|Peacock}} Athletics – Men's 100 metres T44 Doddington[60][61] New Street52.4959|N|0.0600|E|display=inline|name=Jonnie Peacock, Doddington}}
Josie|Pearson}} Athletics – Women's discus throw F51/52/53 Hay-on-Wye[39][62] Church Street[39]52.0732|N|3.1281|W|display=inline|name=Josie Pearson, Hay-on-Wye}}
Lee|Pearson}} Equestrian – Team Bagnall[63] School Road[63]53.0555|N|2.1083|W|display=inline|name=Lee Pearson, Bagnall}}
Pam|Relph}} Rowing – Mixed coxed four Weston Turville[64] Main Street, (Brick pillar)[39][64]51.7899|N|0.7627|W|display=inline|name=Pam Relph, Weston Turville}}
Naomi|Riches}} Rowing – Mixed coxed four Marlow[65] High Street[65]51.5706|N|0.7756|W|display=inline|name=Naomi Riches, Marlow}}
James|Roe|James Roe (rower)}} Rowing – Mixed coxed four Stratford-upon-Avon[66] Bridge Street[66]52.1928|N|1.7060|W|display=inline|name=James Roe, Stratford upon Avon}}
Ellie|Simmonds}} Swimming – Women's 400m freestyle S6
Swimming – Women's 200-metre individual medley SM6		 Aldridge
Swansea[67]		 High Street[68]
Trawler Road[67]		52.6050|N|1.9155|W|display=inline|name=Eleanor Simmonds, Aldridge}}
{{coord|51.6148|N|3.9385|W|display=inline|name=Eleanor Simmonds, Swansea}}
David|Smith|David Smith (rower)}} Rowing – Mixed coxed four Aviemore[69] Grampian Road[39]57.1925|N|3.8285|W|display=inline|name=Dave Smith, Aviemore}}
Jason|Smyth}}* Athletics – Men's 100 metres T13
Athletics – Men's 200 metres T13		 Eglinton[70] Woodvale Road[71]55.0267|N|7.1789|W|display=inline|name=Jason Smyth, Eglinton}}
Stoke Mandeville Hospital 2012 Summer Paralympics Stoke Mandeville/Aylesbury[181] National Spinal Injuries Centre,
Entrance 3, Lower Road[72]		51.7976|N|0.8054|W|display=inline|name=Stoke Mandeville Hospital}}
David|Stone|David Stone (cyclist)}} Cycling – Mixed road race T1-2 Rawdon[73] Town Street53.8499|N|1.6716|W|display=inline|name=David Stone, Rawdon}}
Sarah|Storey}} Cycling – Women's individual pursuit C5
Cycling – Women's 500m time trial C4-5
Cycling – Women's road time trial C5
Cycling – Women's road race C4–5		 Disley[74]
Poynton
Eccles[39]
Macclesfield[39]		 Buxton Road[74]
Poynton High School[75]
Gilda Brook Road[39]
Market Place[39]		53.3591|N|2.0305|W|display=inline|name=Sarah Storey, Disley}}
{{coord|53.3452|N|2.1119|W|display=inline|name=Sarah Storey, Poynton}}
{{coord|53.4890|N|2.3265|W|display=inline|name=Sarah Storey, Eccles}}
{{coord|53.2614|N|2.1255|W|display=inline|name=Sarah Storey, Macclesfield}}
Barney|Storey}} Cycling – Men's individual sprint B Disley Market Street[75]53.3594|N|2.0377|W|display=inline|name=Barney Storey, Disley}}
Lily|van den Broecke}} Rowing – Mixed coxed four Oxford[76] Divinity Road[76]51.7499|N|1.2250|W|display=inline|name=Lily van den Broecke, Oxford}}
David|Weir|David Weir (athlete)}} Athletics – Men's 5000 metres
Athletics – Men's 1500 metres T54
Athletics – Men's 800 metres T54
Athletics – Men's marathon		 Wallington[39]
Wallington[39]
Wallington[39]
Wallington[39]		 Woodcote Road[39]
Mollison Square[39]
Foresters Drive[39]
Mollison Drive[39]		51.358757|N|0.149732|W|display=inline|name=David Weir, Wallington}}
{{coord|51.3533|N|0.1345|W|display=inline|name=David Weir, Wallington}}
{{coord|51.3531|N|0.1376|W|display=inline|name=David Weir, Wallington}}
{{coord|51.3541|N|0.1292|W|display=inline|name=David Weir, Wallington}}
Sophie|Wells}} Equestrian – Team Lincoln[77] Exchequergate[77]53.2344|N|0.5385|W|display=inline|name=Sophie Wells, Lincoln}}
Richard|Whitehead|Richard Whitehead (athlete)}} Athletics – Men's 200 metres T42 Lowdham[78][79] Main Street[78]53.0120|N|1.0048|W|display=inline|name=Richard Whitehead, Lowdham}}
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Stamps

In addition to the post boxes a first class stamp depicting each medal winning individual or team was produced.[12][80]

See also

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  • Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Olympics
  • Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
  • Ireland at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
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53. ^1 {{cite news|title=Gold post box for Bridgend's Aled Davies|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-19467682|accessdate=9 September 2012|publisher=BBC News}}
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55. ^1 {{cite news|title=St Stephen postbox painted gold after Jonathan Fox medal win|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-19433071|accessdate=10 September 2012|date=31 August 2012|publisher=BBC News}}
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66. ^1 {{cite news|title=Paralympian James Roe gets Warwickshire gold postbox honour|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-19471120|accessdate=10 September 2012|date=3 September 2012|publisher=BBC News}}
67. ^1 {{cite news|title=Paralympian Ellie Simmonds Swansea gold postbox honour|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-19473243|accessdate=10 September 2012|date=4 September 2012|publisher=BBC News}}
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69. ^{{cite news|title=Scots athletes in London 2012 Paralympic Games wins|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-19463979|accessdate=10 September 2012|date=3 September 2012|publisher=BBC News}}
70. ^1 2 {{cite news|title=Golden postboxes delivered for Paralympic heroes|url=http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/paralympics/golden-postboxes-delivered-for-paralympic-heroes-16212264.html|accessdate=19 September 2012|newspaper=The Belfast Telegraph|date=18 September 2012}}
71. ^{{cite news|title=Paralympian Jason Smyth receives another golden delivery|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-foyle-west-19596225|accessdate=20 September 2012|date=14 September 2012|publisher=BBC News}}
72. ^1 {{cite news|title=Gold Post Boxes Launched For ParalympicsGB Gold Medal Winners|url=http://www.pocklingtonpost.co.uk/community/gold-post-boxes-launched-for-paralympicsgb-gold-medal-winners-1-4876138|accessdate=10 September 2012|newspaper=Pocklington Post|date=29 August 2012}}
73. ^{{cite news|title=Paralympian David Stone gets gold postbox in Rawdon|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-19537945|accessdate=10 September 2012|date=9 September 2012|publisher=BBC News}}
74. ^1 {{cite news|last=Britton|first=Paul|title=Post box to be painted gold in Disley to mark local girl Sarah Storey's Paralympic triumph|url=http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/news/s/1587684_post-box-to-be-painted-gold-in-disley-to-mark-local-girl-sarah-storeys-paralympic-triumph|accessdate=10 September 2012|newspaper=Manchester Evening News|date=31 August 2012}}
75. ^1 {{cite news|title=More Paralympic medal success for Disley's golden couple|url=http://www.buxtonadvertiser.co.uk/sport/other-sports/more-paralympic-medal-success-for-disley-s-golden-couple-1-4891040|accessdate=11 September 2012|newspaper=Buxton Advertiser|date=3 September 2012}}
76. ^1 {{cite news|title=Paralympic rowing cox gets gold postbox|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-19465470|accessdate=11 September 2012|date=3 September 2012|publisher=BBC News}}
77. ^1 {{cite news|title=Golden postbox for Sophie|url=http://www.itv.com/news/calendar/update/2012-09-07/golden-postbox-for-sophie/|accessdate=11 September 2012|date=7 September 2012|publisher=ITV News}}
78. ^1 {{cite news|title=Gold post box for Paralympic gold medallist Richard Whitehead|url=http://www.itv.com/news/central/update/2012-09-01/gold-post-box-for-paralympic-gold-medallist-richard-whitehead/|accessdate=11 September 2012|date=1 September 2012|publisher=ITV News}}
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80. ^{{cite news|title=GB gold medal winners honoured with special stamp|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19083289|accessdate=24 August 2012|date=1 August 2012|publisher=BBC News}}

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