Compton - Eiffel Tower
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Compton - Eiffel Tower
Image: © Colin Smith Taken: 13 Sep 2024
The Compton phone box at the corner of Spiceall and The Street - in summer 2024 it was decorated to celebrate the Olympic Games in Paris. The box was decorated with medals and Union Jacks and placed beside it was a model (ca 15 feet high) of the Eiffel Tower and of the hot-air balloon carrying the flaming Olympic cauldron.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.212822
Longitude
-0.629274