Gold Post Box (SK23 51) for Anthony Kappes
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Gold Post Box (SK23 51) for Anthony Kappes
Image: © Gerald England Taken: 9 Jun 2018
Royal Mail celebrated every gold medal won by a British athlete during the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games by repainting one of their iconic red pillar boxes gold for each gold medal winning Olympian or Paralympian. This one, on Market Street Image, near Chapel-en-le-Frith Methodist Church, honours Anthony Kappes who won a gold medal in the Men's Track Cycling Individual Sprint event.
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Image Location
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53.324716
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-1.90853