All Four Gold Post Boxes will have plaques and remain Gold permanently. 04 February 2013

A Royal Mail post box painted gold last summer to mark David Weir’s success at the London 2012 Games has been given a plaque to commemorate his wonderful achievement.

The post box on Mollison Drive in Wallington was painted gold last summer to mark David Weir’s gold medal win in the Paralympic Athletics: Men’s 1500m - T54. The idea proved so popular that Royal Mail announced in the autumn that all its gold boxes would stay that way permanently.

At a special ceremony yesterday, the plaque, detailing the full details of his win, was officially unveiled on the post box by David Weir.

It has also been given a fresh coat of gold paint and will be regularly maintained like other traditional red post boxes. 

Steve C Selby, Delivery Director said: “David Weir’s post box has become a a cherished local landmark and it’s fantastic it’s now permanently gold. We hope local residents for years to come will enjoy using this unique and very special post box, which will become a great reminder of David Weir’s success at London 2012.”

David Weir’s post box was one of 110 across the country painted gold by Royal Mail last year to mark the successes of Team GB and ParalympicsGB at London 2012. All the post boxes will remain permanently gold and feature a plaque.

The post boxes have now become treasured 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 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.