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: 32
Latest Activity: Apr 23

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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

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

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Comment by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on April 23, 2026 at 9:13am: So nice, and the ones in Japan are fabulous! Greek manhole covers are "same ol'-same ol'", but I found a rare "1999" one, yay!

(cement splattered)

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on April 23, 2026 at 4:42am: Manhole Cover from Dublin

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on February 19, 2026 at 10:25am: MONSCHAU, GERMANY, COVER FROM MY SON DAVID

Comment by Heleen de Vaan on February 13, 2026 at 10:01am: How beautiful those Japanese manhole covers are!

I wished there would be such pictoral manhole covers (and postmarks btw) in my country, too…

Sometimes there is a tiny picture on Dutch manhole covers, like the one David Herman found in Venlo, and like these in Den Haag (The Hague). I showed other Haagse (The-Hagian) manhole covers before, but yesterday I came across this one, which was almost twice as large as the usual manhole covers. And it shows the Dutch lions (? there are no lions living in the wild in the Netherlands :-) ), and the stork, symbol of this city, with a poor fish in his beak:

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on February 9, 2026 at 4:12am: Delete Comment

JAPANESE MANHOLE COVERS FROM ISABELLE -- Part 3, last set

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on February 8, 2026 at 3:45pm: JAPANESE MANHOLE COVERS FROM ISABELLE -- Part 2

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on February 8, 2026 at 10:35am: JAPANESE MANHOLE COVERS FROM ISABELLE -- Part 1

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on January 28, 2026 at 9:01am: MANHOLE COVER FROM VENLO, ThHE NETHERLANDS, FROM DAVID HERMAN

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on January 13, 2026 at 10:43am: BRUSSELS MANHOLE COVER FROM JOANNA

Comment by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on December 16, 2025 at 1:05pm: found this gritty cement covered one in Athens:

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