MANHOLE COVER LOVERS

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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.

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  • Valentine Mark Herman

     TWO MORE FOR THE WEEKEND FROM DAVID HERMAN IN KYOTO, JAPAN

    Apr 26

  • Raphael Nadolny

    Two examples from Poznań/Posen, Poland.

    Apr 26

  • Heleen de Vaan

    Today is King’s Day in the Netherlands, on which many people dress in orange.

    And coincidentally this manhole cover thought to join the festivities, helped by an orange spot:

    Apr 26

  • Bradford

    David Herman is doing a fine job of documention in Japan!  There seems to be no end to the variety of elegant artifacts he is recording.

    Apr 27

  • Valentine Mark Herman

    Thanks Bradford, It keeps him busy. Japanese regional authorities often commissison artists to design an paint coloured manhole covers, but, alas, Daavid hasn't come across any....hyet

    Apr 27

  • Valentine Mark Herman

    Bedankt Heleen. I remember drinking orange-coloured beer in the Netherlands of King's Day (and drinking green-coloured beer in Ottawa on St Patrick's Day).

    Apr 27

  • Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)

    2000 City of Athens:

    (half wet from rainy day yesterday)

    Apr 27

  • Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)

    2001 City of Athens:

    full wet!

    Apr 27

  • Valentine Mark Herman

    FROM KYOTO, JAPAN -- NO PRIZES FOR GUESSING WHO FROM

    Apr 27

  • Valentine Mark Herman

    THE KYOTO SERIES CONTINUES

    A special coloured Japanese Manhole Cover


    Manhole Cover outside a Temple in Kyoto

    Apr 28

  • Raphael Nadolny

    Example from Udine, Italia. 2024.

    Apr 29

  • Valentine Mark Herman

    FROM KYOTO TO KOBE -- DAVID HERMAN HAS FOUD SOME GREAT MHCs IN KOBE

    (I think David returns to the Netherlands at the weekend and then this Japanese series will end)

    Apr 30

  • Valentine Mark Herman

    UNUSUAL SQUARE COVER FROM KYOTO, JAPAN -- SENT BY DAVID HERMAN

    May 3

  • Valentine Mark Herman

    Coming soon and not to be missed! 2nd International Manhole Cover Day-- Saturday 31 May, 2025

    Bonjour,

    It's the time of the year to yet again raise global awareness of Manhole Covers. They are largely ignored even though we walk, drive and cycle over them every day. 
    And so on the 2nd International Manhole Cover Day -- Saturday 31 May -- please send me a photo of a Manhole Cover near your house, apartment, villa, ranch, tent or château.
     
    They are everywhere, so you won't have to  go far to  find one near chez vous.
     
    A photo exhibition featuring these Manhole Covers will be held in the South of France later this year.
     
    Thanks! Val
     

    May 13

  • Raphael Nadolny

    Example from Sopot/Zoppot, Poland. 

    May 15

  • Valentine Mark Herman

    MANHOLE COVER IN VALKENSWAARD, HOLLAND, FROM HAN FISCHER

    May 17

  • Jeanette Geissler

    Gullydeckel in Weinheim Germany

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    May 20

  • Valentine Mark Herman

    FROM HAN FISCHER IN EINDHOVEN, THE NETHERLANDS -- EARLY RUSSIAN C20 ART, OR LATE C20 TABLE-TENNIS?

    May 27

  • Valentine Mark Herman

    Manhole Cover ....T-SHIRTS!

    https://www.youtube.com/shorts/4mUPbWsIuCU

    May 27

  • Valentine Mark Herman

    TOMORROW IS the 2nd International Manhole Cover Day-- Saturday 31 May, 2025
     
    It's the time of the year to raise global awareness of Manhole Covers. They are largely ignored even though we walk, drive and cycle over them every day. And so on the 2nd International Manhole Cover Day -- Saturday 31 May TOMORROW-- please send me a photo of a Manhole Cover near your house, apartment, villa, ranch, tent, palace, igloo or château.
     
    A photo exhibition featuring these Manhole Covers will be held in the South of France later this year.
     
    Thank you.
     
    Val

    May 30

  • Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)

    The first manhole cover in Athens in 1871:

    May 31

  • Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)

    1973 manhole cover near Monasteraki Square in Athens:

    Happy Manhole cover Day!

    May 31

  • Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)

    May 31

  • Raphael Nadolny

    Examples from Ostrów Wielkopolski - town in west part of Poland.

    Happy Manhole Cover Day!

    May 31

  • Valentine Mark Herman

    MANHOLE COVER FROM LEIDEN, THE NETHERLANDS, FROM SUSANNAH HERMAN

    May 31

  • Valentine Mark Herman

    TWO MANHOLE COVERS FROM TIPLOW, ENGLAND, FROM ROBERT MARKS F

    May 31

  • Valentine Mark Herman

    TRAUSSE, FRANCE, MANHOLE COVER FROM JURGEN KUNSHOLD

    Jun 2

  • Valentine Mark Herman

    HAMBURGER MANHOLE COVER -- FROM SUSANNAH HERMAN

    Jun 22

  • Tomoe N

    Hello. I received your mail art. Thank you. You wrote me to join in this group to post manhole covers in Osaka, so here I come. I didn’t take many but I happen to take the world expo Osaka design manhole covers in downtown Osaka before so I will post. 

    I will look for more in my area too. 

    the character name is Myakumyaku 

    Tomoe 

    Jun 23

  • Valentine Mark Herman

    Thanks Tomoe N! Myakumyaku is geat. Send more f you can. Regards, Val 

    Jun 23

  • Tomoe N

    Here is another one I took today.

    my town’s flower is lily. 

    Jun 23

  • Tomoe N

    Here are another manhole I took in Hokkaido Eniwa town 

    Jul 3

  • Valentine Mark Herman

    Merci beaucoup, Tomoe N! The one with the lily is my favourite. Do send more photos if possible.

    Jul 3

  • Tomoe N

    Fire hydrant at Osaka Expo

    Jul 6

  • Tomoe N

    A duck manhole cover

    Jul 8

  • Valentine Mark Herman

    Once again Tamoe N, many thanks. The covers ypu are sendi ng are colourful, beautiful and very artistic. More, more, more -- please!

    Jul 8

  • Tomoe N

    I saw the news there will be Japanese US major leaguer design manhole at each their hometowns. 

    Jul 8

  • Chepín

    I ❤️ all these covers from Tomoe! Very outstanding... 

    Jul 9

  • Tomoe N

    It was on the newspaper. Yu Darvish major league pitcher from Habikino city Osaka it is hard to go there so post the newspaper…. 

    by the way I saw some manholes yesterday but no time to stop and it was in the middle of the road and many cars passing by so I couldn’t take….

    Jul 12

  • Raphael Nadolny

    Example from Poznań/Posen.

    Jul 12

  • Valentine Mark Herman

    AACHEN, GERMANY, FROM DAVID HERMAN

    Jul 19

  • Valentine Mark Herman

    FROM KLAUS POTTHOF -- MANHOLE COVER FROM CHARLES RIVER CAMBRIDGE, MASS, USA

    Aug 18

  • Raphael Nadolny

    Example from Poznań / Posen, {Poland. 

    Aug 20

  • Valentine Mark Herman

    SUBWAY PLATFORM, 14th ST, NY, ABC LINES -- FROM KLAUS POTTHOF

    Aug 31

  • Heleen de Vaan

    Groningen (North-Netherlands), seen at the train station:

    Aug 31

  • Heleen de Vaan

    Leeuwarden (or Ljouwert, in Frysian language, in the North-Netherlands), somewhere in the city center:

    The image shows the Oldenhove tower, the ‘scheve toren’ = leaning, inclined tower.

    Aug 31

  • Valentine Mark Herman

    TWO MORE FROM KLAUS POTTHOF -- THESE ARE FROM MONTREAL

    Sep 2

  • Heleen de Vaan

    ‘Doetinchem’ (city in east Netherlands) written on manhole cover in Vinkeveen (city close to Amsterdam)

    Sep 3

  • Valentine Mark Herman

    A VOTE DOWN THE DRAIN IN THE NETHERLANDS?

    Holland is having a General Election on 29 October. I came across this picture -- 'Stembureau' means voting station. The picture suggests to me, that a vote is going doxn the drain -- and it's no a very attractive Manhole Cover either!

    Sep 5

  • Tomoe N

    Sewage, Mozu, Ginkgo, Cherry Blossoms, Symbols of Osaka

    Sep 5