MANHOLE COVER LOVERS

Information

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: yesterday

Discussion Forum

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.

View All

Comment Wall

Comment

You need to be a member of MANHOLE COVER LOVERS to add comments!

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on November 25, 2023 at 9:52am: TWO MORE FROM CERET, FRANCE

Comment by Raphael Nadolny on November 24, 2023 at 4:22pm: Prague/Praha, Czech Republic/Czechia

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on November 24, 2023 at 9:09am: TWO DUTCH ONES -- EINDHOVEN AND AMSTERDAM -- FROM HAN FISCHER

Comment by Bradford on November 20, 2023 at 11:32pm: Welcome, Carl! Always nice to know there are more of us; makes me feel less weird, but in a good way.

Comment by Bradford on November 20, 2023 at 8:00pm

Très bien, merci!

C'est l'automne le plus chaud depuis 21 ans ici.

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on November 20, 2023 at 7:30pm: Merci Bradford. Je suis trés 'appy!

'Ow are you?

Comment by Bradford on November 20, 2023 at 5:14pm: LA MER COMMENCE ICI ("HIER" ist Deutsch).

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on November 20, 2023 at 3:05pm: MANHOLE COVERS FROM LE MANS, FRANCE -- FROM WILLIAM B.

Featuring the coat of arms of le Mans. "Gules, to the cross Or charged with a key sable in pal and quartered by four candlesticks Argent; to the chief Azure charged with three fleurs-de-lis Or, the shield edged Or ".

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on November 19, 2023 at 5:37pm: ENVIROMENTAL AWARENESS -- DRAINS AND MANHOLE COVERS CAMPAIGNS IN FRANCE

Closely related – both functionally and spatially to Manhole Covers – are drain covers. Several towns in France (including 9 municipalities in Finistere, and Montpellier, Fitou and Collioure in the South of France) are currently running campaigns to raise civic awareness of the environmental dangers of dumping waste (chemicals, paint, detergents, etc; as well as cigagrette ends, paper, and so on) into drains and manholes. Attached to drains and manhole covers are metal plaques containing various messages. ‘NE RIEN JETER. NE RIEN VIDER. LA MER COMMENCE HIER.’ (‘Don’t throw anything away here. Don’t empty anything here. The sea begins here.’)

,

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on November 18, 2023 at 10:42am: 2 MORE PARISIAN ONES FROM PIP

‹ Previous
1
…
3
4
5
6
7
…
47
Next ›

Members (24)

View All

Welcome to
International Union of Mail-Artists

Sign Up
or Sign In

Support

Want to support the IUOMA with a financial gift via PayPal?

The money will be used to keep the IUOMA-platform alive. Current donations keep platform online till 1-august-2024. If you want to donate to get IUOMA-publications into archives and museums please mention this with your donation. It will then be used to send some hardcopy books into museums and archives. You can order books yourself too at the IUOMA-Bookshop. That will sponsor the IUOMA as well.

Bewaren