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: Apr 17

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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 Raphael Nadolny on October 20, 2022 at 4:01pm: Examples from Piła (Schneidemühl), a town halfway between Poznań (Posen) and the Baltic coast. Until 1945, it was German Reich territory.

Comment by Raphael Nadolny on October 19, 2022 at 9:52am: Example from Rzeszów, town in south-east part of Poland....

Comment by Raphael Nadolny on October 18, 2022 at 4:44pm: Example from Poznań (Posen)......

Comment by Carien van Hest on October 8, 2022 at 5:49pm: Val, this is a water tap point.

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on October 8, 2022 at 5:43pm: MANHOLE COVER AND/OR SOME SORT OF E-BIKE CHARGING POST? (rom Maastricht, the Netherlands)

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on October 6, 2022 at 5:09am: ANOTHER ONE FROM MAASTRICHT 5the Netherlands)

Comment by Heleen de Vaan on October 1, 2022 at 11:21pm: A manhole cover in Alkmaar, a city in the west of the Netherlands ,

with the name Doetinchem, a city in the east of the Netherlands:

There were too many bikes lying on the floor due to a strong wind, too many to put them up all.. anyhow, bicycle wheels appear to be nice, semi-transparent manhole-cover-covers.

Comment by Heleen de Vaan on October 1, 2022 at 11:16pm: Happy birthday to André :-)

I think your photo fits well here, too.

By the way, it is World Postcard Day today, too.

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on October 1, 2022 at 6:02am: I AM NOT SURE THAT THIS IS A MANHOLE COVER (from Maastricht's Vrijthof) BUT IT SORT OF LOOKS LIKE ONE...AND IT'S ANDRE'S 73rd BIRTHDAY TODAY.

Happy Birthday, André (who is a violinist and conductor)

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on September 29, 2022 at 2:51pm: ANOTHER EU MANHOLE COVER. Note the direction of the arrow: downwards. So this obviously a post-Brexit manhole cover

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