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.

Location: Sigean, France
Members: 27
Latest Activity: yesterday

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rubbings 4 Replies

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

Started by Stephanie Lentz Morrison. Last reply by Stephanie Lentz Morrison Sep 2, 2023.

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Comment by Valentine Mark Herman yesterday: A LOT MORE FROM KYOTO, JAPAN, FROM DAVID HERMAN

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman yesterday: ANOTHER THREE FROM KYOTO, JAPAN -- FROM DAVID HERMAN

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on Sunday: FROM KYOTO, JAPAN: MANHOLE COVER AND STREET TILE FROM DAVID HERMAN

Manhole Cover, Kyoto Japan

Not a Manhole Cover but a tile that is found all over Kyoto. The bird is the symbol of Kyoto (a very 'Mondrian' photo)

Comment by C A McEntee on Saturday

Comment by C A McEntee on Saturday

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on April 17, 2025 at 11:15am: FROM COLLIOURE, FRANCE: "THE SEA STARTS HERE" (Picasso, Braque, Matisse and many other famous C19 & C20 artists hung around here -- for the manhole covers?)

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on March 29, 2025 at 10:04am: TWO FROM MY VILLAGE, SIGEAN: I THOUGHT I HAD PHOTOED ALL OF THE LOCAL ONES, BUT DISCOVERED TWO MORE ON THIS MORNING'S WALK WITH DO GHI

Comment by Heleen de Vaan on March 23, 2025 at 8:32pm: Three manhole covers in Breda, the city of Ruud, in the Netherlands:

Above showing the coat of arms of Breda;

below: ‘u staat hier op het hoogste punt in Breda’ means ‘you’re standing on the highest place in Breda’

(luckily there is this manhole cover, because without manhole covers people might stand below..)

Comment by Heleen de Vaan on March 3, 2025 at 9:22am

Comment by Raphael Nadolny on February 20, 2025 at 1:44pm: Example from Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italia.

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