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
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Latest Activity: 18 hours ago

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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 Raphael Nadolny 18 hours ago: One of the covers from Gdańsk, shown below, commemorates the 7th National Pilgrimage of Water Supply, Sewage, Municipal Services, and Environmental Protection Workers to Jasna Góra (October 11-12, 1997), in Częstochowa, where the monastery houses a painting of the Virgin Mary with Child, which is particularly venerated by Catholics in Poland.

Comment by Raphael Nadolny 18 hours ago: Example from Berlin, Germany.

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman yesterday: THREE MORE MANHOLE COVERS FROM GDANSK, POLAND, FROM JOANNE K

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on Wednesday: MNAHOLE COVER FROM GDANSK, POLAND? FROM JOANNE K

Comment by Raphael Nadolny on Monday: Exmple from Cascais, Portugal.

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on Sunday: TWO FROM SALSE LE CHATEAU, FRANCE

Comment by Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat) on November 28, 2025 at 12:06pm: 'spotted a "1998" manhole cover in Athens,

now to hunt up a "1999"?

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on November 21, 2025 at 8:49am: FORMULA 1 MOTOR RACING NEWS FROM THE BBC: "Norris tops session disrupted by loose manhole cover"

"In a session interrupted and then curtailed by a loose manhole cover...The loose manhole cover could mean a long night for race officials....

The site was inspected and the session restarted after a 15-minute delay, with governing body the FIA saying it believed the cover was "in a suitable condition to resume the session". But officials who had stayed at the location to monitor the situation saw the cover moving as cars passed over it when the session resumed and the red flag was thrown again.

Comment by Tomoe N on November 15, 2025 at 8:57am: Myakumyaku manhole cover at Abenobashi in Osaka

Comment by Heleen de Vaan on November 9, 2025 at 6:42pm: Two manhole covers in Den Haag (The Hague, Netherlands).

The municipal bird of The Hague is the Ooievaar = Stork, as you can see on these manhole covers, too.

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