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.
Raphael Nadolny
Trapani, Sicilia, Italy.
Jul 12, 2021
Valentine Mark Herman
FROM ANTONIO BIANCA, NAPOLI, ITALIA
Jul 13, 2021
Valentine Mark Herman
Sorry folks, only the last two of the 4 I've just posted from Antonio are new!
Jul 13, 2021
Valentine Mark Herman
MORE FROM ANTONIO BIANCA, THIS TIME FROM CAMEN, ITALY
Jul 14, 2021
Valentine Mark Herman
PAM, PAM, AND PAM. 3 Pamela Manhole Covers from Sigean, France
Jul 15, 2021
Valentine Mark Herman
MORE FROM ANTONIO BIANCA, THESE ARE FROM VERBANIA, ITALY
Jul 20, 2021
Raphael Nadolny
Mosina, near Poznan, Poland . Many, many, many euro stars....
Jul 21, 2021
Raphael Nadolny
Mosina, near Poznan, Poland .
Jul 26, 2021
Valentine Mark Herman
Thanks again, Raphael. Is the first one a drain cover and not a manhole cover? Are the two the same or different? Should we be including both? Val
Jul 26, 2021
Bradford
I think if we were to also include drain covers, that would be grate.
Jul 26, 2021
Valentine Mark Herman
Thanks Bradford, I am grateful for your learned observation.
Jul 27, 2021
Heleen de Vaan
A type of manhole cover I hadn’t seen before, but it must have been here since ages (Amstelveen, the Netherlands).
Jul 27, 2021
Bradford
Oh Boy, we have a new member of this group.
Jul 28, 2021
Valentine Mark Herman
All of my life....
..... Dum di dum dum, ho boy
Dum di dum dum, ho boy
Welcome Oh Boy
Jul 28, 2021
Raphael Nadolny
Mosina, near Poznan, Poland .
This message is ambiguous, is it an entrance for the disabled?

Jul 28, 2021
Valentine Mark Herman
A curious juxtaposition!
It could also be an exit for the disabled. Or a warning for them not to wheel over the Cover.
Jul 29, 2021
Raphael Nadolny
Mosina, near Poznan, Poland .
Jul 30, 2021
Alan Brignull
Here's a nice old one just for Val
Jul 31, 2021
Valentine Mark Herman
Thanks Alan. Who knows -- I might have walked over it in a previous reincarnation?
Can you find me a Cover from Belle Vue Rd, Wivenhoe, please? ideally near number 4;
ercy Buckets
Aug 1, 2021
Sil
Aug 1, 2021
Alan Brignull
The Bennell ironfoundry used to be on Greenstead Road, Val, where Tesco is now. That cover is on East Hill. I looked in Belle Vue Road and there aren't any near number 4, sorry. They haven't put up the blue plaque for you yet either.
Aug 1, 2021
Valentine Mark Herman
Thanks again, Alan. In my days, there wasn't a supermarket in Wivenhoe -- just the Co-op, around the corner from Belle Vue Rd (have they put a Blue Plaque on no 4 yet?) and a few small shops. Keep on Covering-ing! Val
Aug 1, 2021
Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)
Manhole Cover Lover Sil, sent to Greece from Belgium,
a section of a rubbing:
Beautiful handmade paper and nice blue-green!
Aug 3, 2021
Valentine Mark Herman
FROM ERNI IN HAMBURG
Aug 11, 2021
Raphael Nadolny
INTERLAKEN, SWITZERLAND. Photos taken this month.
Aug 17, 2021
Raphael Nadolny
Mürren, Switzerland, in the district of Interlaken, in the canton of Bern.
Aug 18, 2021
Irene Sosa
Aug 18, 2021
Irene Sosa
Aug 18, 2021
Bradford
Those are spectacular!
Aug 18, 2021
Valentine Mark Herman
Thanks Irene, these are really good. Where did you find them --NJ?
Aug 19, 2021
Raphael Nadolny
Mürren, Switzerland, in the district of Interlaken, in the canton of Bern.
Aug 19, 2021
Raphael Nadolny
Mürren, Switzerland, in the district of Interlaken, in the canton of Bern.
Aug 23, 2021
Valentine Mark Herman
RIO DE JANEIRO MANHOLE COVER
From Mother Brando, thanks Renée!
Aug 24, 2021
Valentine Mark Herman
TWIN MANHOLE COVERS FROM SIGEAN (France)
Aug 26, 2021
Raphael Nadolny
Lubawa (niem. Löbau in Westpreußen, prus. Lūbawa). Town in north - east part in Poland. An interesting element is the use of an ancient ornament, such as a meander, to decorate the edge of the panel.
Sep 2, 2021
Valentine Mark Herman
FROM ANTONIO IN NAPOLI
Sep 9, 2021
Raphael Nadolny
New examples from Warsaw, Poland.
Sep 16, 2021
Valentine Mark Herman
FROM ERNI IN HAMBURG
Sep 20, 2021
Raphael Nadolny
New examples from Warsaw, Poland.
Sep 20, 2021
Raphael Nadolny
New examples from Warsaw, Poland.
Sep 21, 2021
Raphael Nadolny
New examples from Warsaw, Poland.
Sep 24, 2021
Irene Sosa
MANHOLE FROM BROOKLYN
NY USA
Sep 29, 2021
Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)
'Love the manhole covers here at "lovers" group! :-)
Sep 30, 2021
Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)
From the Byzantine Museum in Thessaloniki, Greece:
Sep 30, 2021
Raphael Nadolny
New example from Warsaw, Poland.
Oct 2, 2021
Raphael Nadolny
New example from Warsaw, Poland.
Oct 3, 2021
Raphael Nadolny
New examples from Warsaw, Poland.
Oct 4, 2021
Raphael Nadolny
Strange example from Warsaw, Poland. Buried and bricked up, but with a small opening.
Oct 5, 2021
Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)
"Δ Θ" means "Dimos Thessaloniki " / City of Thess. cover for sewage:
"Φ Σ" ...for sewage I guess?
Oct 6, 2021
Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)
I don't know what "XM" is for...
but I found this one by the Thessaloniki City Hall, Greece:
Oct 7, 2021