MANHOLE COVER LOVERS

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Comment by Heleen de Vaan on August 30, 2023 at 9:08am

Manhole cover art by David Zinn, see also 

https://www.instagram.com/p/Cu6xUXIOgpP/

Comment by Raphael Nadolny on August 28, 2023 at 5:24pm

Pogradec - a town in south-eastern Albania. 

Element produced probably in communist regime time.

Comment by Raphael Nadolny on August 25, 2023 at 6:49am

Pogradec (alb. Pogradec or Pogradeci) is a town in south-eastern Albania. 

Comment by Sarah Roe on August 21, 2023 at 1:06pm

This fragment has been part of the collection of driftwood and rocks in my front door garden bed for years. I didn't steal it from a street but found it.

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on August 21, 2023 at 11:46am

FROM THEO NELSON -- MANHOLE COVERS FROM CALGARY, CANADA: THANKS THEO!

Comment by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on August 19, 2023 at 10:16am

Manhole cover thieves are criminals posing threats of injury or death to pedestrians, and damage to automobiles,  too. A few years ago in Greece there was such stealing and the cities, towns, waterworks had to quickly put some time of synthetic "sealer" around the covers. Also there is now a high fine for any old iron/metal dealers buying stolen covers . 

Be careful when walking the streets...especially at night.

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on August 19, 2023 at 4:17am

Thanks Carien; I have written to the Mayor of Hengelo asking if the municipailty would like to host an exhibition of photos of Manhole Covers from the Netherlands and around the world. No reply as yet. Meanwhile, my exhibition of photos of Manhole Covers  ("Sigean Urban Architecture PLUS") will be held here in Sigean at the start of September.

Comment by Carien van Hest on August 18, 2023 at 3:32pm

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Tuesday,August 15, 2023, 3:20 PM

Manhole cover thief active in Hengelo, more than 50 covers have already disappeared

A manhole cover thief is active in the municipality of Hengelo. According to the municipality, more than fifty manhole covers have disappeared in a few weeks. "We hope this will stop as soon as possible."

The so-called gully lids have been disappearing in various places in Hengelo for several weeks, says the municipality. Especially on Sportlaan Driene, the number is increasing, where more than twenty have disappeared in recent times.

Holes on the sides of the road were also suddenly seen in the area around Kuipersdijk and Enschedesestraat. "It mainly happened around the Groot and Klein Driene districts," a spokesperson for the municipality told RTV Oost.

'Report suspicious situations'
The municipality suspects that the manhole covers are stolen. The open street wells along the side of the sidewalk are then uncovered and, according to the municipality, this can lead to dangerous situations. According to the spokesperson, the missing lids will be replaced as soon as possible.

The damage to the municipality is likely to run into the thousands of euros. According to RTV Oost, a manhole cover at an old iron farmer yields less than 5 euros. The municipality calls on the residents of Hengelo to be alert and to report suspicious situations to the police.

In 2014, dozens of manhole covers were already stolen in Hengelo. Unknown persons then caused 7000 euros worth of damage. The municipality assumed that cast iron lids were stolen because of their value.

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on August 10, 2023 at 5:59pm

MANHOE COVER, DEVON, UK, FROM DAVID HERMAN

Comment by Raphael Nadolny on August 9, 2023 at 3:43pm

PAM is the name of Sain Gobain's products. PAM manhole covers have become benchmark products because they satisfy the criteria of location and exposure to traffic. 

In Poland, they are also used in many cities. Unfortunately globalisation has also spread to the sewerage industry and has reached Europe's periphery......

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