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MANHOLE COVER LOVERS

There must be billions of them in the world. We pass them every day. We walk on them. We do not take any notice of them. They are heavy, and usually made of cast iron. They come in many different shapes, sizes and patterns. Look, and you will find them everywhere.

What are they? MANHOLE COVERS, that provide access to local service systems such as water, electricity, gas, and telecommunications.

Post photos of any interesting ones you find here.

Location: Sigean, France
Members: 27
Latest Activity: on Monday

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i noticed 2 on a short walk and wished I had brought my small art supply bag as it contains 2 bare crayons red and black to make "rubbings" of embossed , interesting surfaces. This is near home so…Continue

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Comment by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on June 4, 2021 at 11:36am

Mellow yellow heavy metal...

and my shoe as I had to straddle by the edge of a major street!

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on June 3, 2021 at 4:59am

Not about a Manhole Cover, but about an' Undergtound System Sewer and Repair' business in Dublin from Mick Marsh.

Comment by Bradford on June 2, 2021 at 4:18am

St. Louis Art Museum lawn Metro St. Louis Sewer District  02 JAN 2019 @ 16:10

Comment by Bradford on June 2, 2021 at 3:04am

SANITARY SEWER, City of Las Vegas, D&L FDRY [Foundry]

20 OCT 2016 @ 13:44

Comment by Carien van Hest on June 1, 2021 at 9:15pm

Found in the region of Moncarapacho, Portugal 

Comment by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on June 1, 2021 at 11:56am

Duh...the photos was taken on Sunday, when there are no cars on the city streets, as everyone goes to the seaside for the weekend now that we are "open". The circle sewer manhole covers in Thessaloniki are the same design, and most are stamped with a date as to the year they were placed on the road:

here is a 1995 one (at the corner of my street)

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on June 1, 2021 at 11:39am

Thanks, Katerina, for the square Vodafone one.

As we get more pictures of Covers, it will be interesting to see if the same designs occur in different countries, or if they are country specific.

I have been thinking about the one from 1982 you sent me. How on earth do you remember what photos you took almost 40 years ago? You either have a very good memory, or a very good photo filing and cataloguing system, or both. (I can hardly remember what photos I took a couple of weeks ago!).

Do tell!

Val

Comment by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on June 1, 2021 at 11:25am

Have not found any marked with 2000-2020, yet:

Comment by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on June 1, 2021 at 11:23am

In Thessaloniki, for underground phone cables:

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on June 1, 2021 at 5:38am

Thanks Heleen, Carien and Katerina -- your Manhole Covers do help to kick-start the Group.

Yes, send photos, and only photos, unless you can afford the postage on a lot of heavy metal (and a possible fine for stealing a Cover, and damages to people who fell in the uncoverd hole).

(Dean, aka Artist in Seine, now this could present a real challenge for you!)

 

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