MANHOLE COVER LOVERS

Now I start to show interesting collection manhole covers from Albania. Photos takien in July this year, during my trip.  

Gjirokastёr, Gjirokastra - town, UNESCO place, in south part of the country.

Himarë, Himara (Greek: Χειμάρρα, Chimara) is a town in Albania, located on the Ionian Sea.

Himarë, Himara (Greek: Χειμάρρα, Chimara) is a town in Albania, located on the Ionian Sea.

Korçë (alb. Korçë, Korça[2]; gr. Κορυτσά, Korytsá; Italian: Corizza; tur. Görice) is a town in south-eastern Albania, in a basin at 866 m above sea level, at the foot of the Morava Mountains.

Korçë - town in south-eastern Albania.

Example from communist time.

Example trasfered probably from Greece.

STONEHENGE, UK, EMANHOLE COVER FROM DAVID HERMAN

Korçë - town in south-eastern Albania.

Pogradec (alb. Pogradec or Pogradeci) is a town in south-eastern Albania, the capital of Pogradec County in Korča Region. The town is situated on Lake Ohrid.

WHO IS 'PAM'?  

SHE IS NOT ONLY IN POGRADEC, ALBANIA, BUT ALSO IN SIGEAN AND THE GRAND NARBONNE CONGLOERATE, FRANCE

PAM is the name of Sain Gobain's products. PAM manhole covers have become benchmark products because they satisfy the criteria of location and exposure to traffic. 

In Poland, they are also used in many cities. Unfortunately globalisation has also spread to the sewerage industry and has reached Europe's periphery......

MANHOE COVER, DEVON, UK, FROM DAVID HERMAN

NOS News
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Tuesday,August 15, 2023, 3:20 PM

Manhole cover thief active in Hengelo, more than 50 covers have already disappeared

A manhole cover thief is active in the municipality of Hengelo. According to the municipality, more than fifty manhole covers have disappeared in a few weeks. "We hope this will stop as soon as possible."

The so-called gully lids have been disappearing in various places in Hengelo for several weeks, says the municipality. Especially on Sportlaan Driene, the number is increasing, where more than twenty have disappeared in recent times.

Holes on the sides of the road were also suddenly seen in the area around Kuipersdijk and Enschedesestraat. "It mainly happened around the Groot and Klein Driene districts," a spokesperson for the municipality told RTV Oost.

'Report suspicious situations'
The municipality suspects that the manhole covers are stolen. The open street wells along the side of the sidewalk are then uncovered and, according to the municipality, this can lead to dangerous situations. According to the spokesperson, the missing lids will be replaced as soon as possible.

The damage to the municipality is likely to run into the thousands of euros. According to RTV Oost, a manhole cover at an old iron farmer yields less than 5 euros. The municipality calls on the residents of Hengelo to be alert and to report suspicious situations to the police.

In 2014, dozens of manhole covers were already stolen in Hengelo. Unknown persons then caused 7000 euros worth of damage. The municipality assumed that cast iron lids were stolen because of their value.

Thanks Carien; I have written to the Mayor of Hengelo asking if the municipailty would like to host an exhibition of photos of Manhole Covers from the Netherlands and around the world. No reply as yet. Meanwhile, my exhibition of photos of Manhole Covers  ("Sigean Urban Architecture PLUS") will be held here in Sigean at the start of September.

Manhole cover thieves are criminals posing threats of injury or death to pedestrians, and damage to automobiles,  too. A few years ago in Greece there was such stealing and the cities, towns, waterworks had to quickly put some time of synthetic "sealer" around the covers. Also there is now a high fine for any old iron/metal dealers buying stolen covers . 

Be careful when walking the streets...especially at night.

FROM THEO NELSON -- MANHOLE COVERS FROM CALGARY, CANADA: THANKS THEO!

This fragment has been part of the collection of driftwood and rocks in my front door garden bed for years. I didn't steal it from a street but found it.

Pogradec (alb. Pogradec or Pogradeci) is a town in south-eastern Albania. 

Pogradec - a town in south-eastern Albania. 

Element produced probably in communist regime time.

Manhole cover art by David Zinn, see also 

https://www.instagram.com/p/Cu6xUXIOgpP/

Tiny manhole cover turned into waffle maker, also by David Zinn:

(Credit / Link to manhole cover art / waffle iron: https://www.instagram.com/p/CwNP8qRO2OE )

(and his website: https://zinnart.com )

Shkodra (Albanian: Shkodër or Shkodra; Serbian: Скадар / Skadar; Italian: Scutari; Latin: Scodra) is a city in north-western Albania, located on the Buna River and Lake Shkodersky. The largest economic and cultural centre in the northern part of Albania. The population is approximately 77,000.

Shkodra (Albanian: Shkodër or Shkodra; Serbian: Скадар / Skadar; Italian: Scutari; Latin: Scodra) - a city in north-western Albania.

DUBLIN MANHOLE COVERS FROM BRIAN O'CEALLAIGH

Found an odd one: Xtreme casting

at the Port of Pireaus

Shkodra - a city in north-western Albania.

LIMERICK, IRELAND, MANHOLE COVERS FROM BRIAN O'CEALLAIGH (part 1)

Shkodra - a city in north-western Albania.

LIMERICK, IRELAND, MANHOLE COVERS FROM BRIAN O'CEALLAIGH (part 2)

TWO FROM SALSE LE CHATEAU, FRANCE

at Syntagma Square, Athens :-)

COLOMBIAN MANHOLE COVERS FROM BRIAN O'CEALLAIGH

Shkodra - a city in north-western Albania. Two first examples from communist regime time.

LIMERICK, IRELAND, MANHOLE COVERS FROM BRIAN O'CEALLAIGH (part 3)

in Athens near the FIX Metro:

Shkodra - a city in north-western Albania.

Shkodra - a city in north-western Albania.

FROM MIM -- OUTSIDE THE MUSEUM OF HISTORY AND CULTURE, RICHMOND, VA

AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT SENT BY PIP-- TWO MANHOLE COVERS FROM ST AUGUSTIN'S CHURCH IN PARIS

'Why are they different?'

Because they come from the INSIDE of the Church.*

To date, I, and you, have been focussing on 'External' Manhole Covers -- in the streets, on the pavements, etc, but here we have a whole new category of Manhole Covers -- 'Internal' ones.

I must admit I had never thought about these before.

So please look around and see if you can find some other Internal ones. Thanks, Happy Huting and regards, Val

* They are for it's heating system

down the street from Syntagma Square in Athens: "Z"

"City of Athens" in Greek:

Examples from Tirane, capital of Albania. 

CERET, FRANCE, 15/10/2023, part 1

TWO MORE IN PARIS  FROM PIP

YET MORE FROM PARIS FROM PIP

CERET FRANCE -- PART 2

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