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: 24
Latest Activity: on Sunday

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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 June 4, 2021 at 1:58pm: and a square one or two for the water lines: EYAΘ in 2001

but before that date they were: ΟΥΘ

Comment by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on June 4, 2021 at 11:36am: Mellow yellow heavy metal...

and my shoe as I had to straddle by the edge of a major street!

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on June 3, 2021 at 4:59am: Not about a Manhole Cover, but about an' Undergtound System Sewer and Repair' business in Dublin from Mick Marsh.

Comment by Bradford on June 2, 2021 at 4:18am: St. Louis Art Museum lawn Metro St. Louis Sewer District 02 JAN 2019 @ 16:10

Comment by Bradford on June 2, 2021 at 3:04am: SANITARY SEWER, City of Las Vegas, D&L FDRY [Foundry]

20 OCT 2016 @ 13:44

Comment by Carien van Hest on June 1, 2021 at 9:15pm: Found in the region of Moncarapacho, Portugal

Comment by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on June 1, 2021 at 11:56am: Duh...the photos was taken on Sunday, when there are no cars on the city streets, as everyone goes to the seaside for the weekend now that we are "open". The circle sewer manhole covers in Thessaloniki are the same design, and most are stamped with a date as to the year they were placed on the road:

here is a 1995 one (at the corner of my street)

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on June 1, 2021 at 11:39am: Thanks, Katerina, for the square Vodafone one.

As we get more pictures of Covers, it will be interesting to see if the same designs occur in different countries, or if they are country specific.

I have been thinking about the one from 1982 you sent me. How on earth do you remember what photos you took almost 40 years ago? You either have a very good memory, or a very good photo filing and cataloguing system, or both. (I can hardly remember what photos I took a couple of weeks ago!).

Do tell!

Val

Comment by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on June 1, 2021 at 11:25am: Have not found any marked with 2000-2020, yet:

Comment by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on June 1, 2021 at 11:23am: In Thessaloniki, for underground phone cables:

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