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Romania
Link to introductory pageRomanian manholes are frequently corroded or worn, with any inscriptions that may once have been in the centre obliterated. Many are in any case anonymous, with few distinctive...
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Switzerland
Link to introductory pageSwiss manholes are for the most part very unimaginative, usually simply with a chequerboard pattern, sometimes with the name of the foundry inscribed. Common throughout the...
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England: coalhole covers
Link to introductory page In England the precursors of manhole covers are the coalhole covers. In the 19th century many buildings in larger towns had a coal hole in the pavement to allow the coal...
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England: London
Link to introductory pageAshton & Green, London, Dublin & BristolFrederick Bird & Co engineers & ironfounders, London W. Self fastening plateFrederick Bird & Co West Drayton near...
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Belgium
Link to introductory pageBRUGESJ.De Jaeger, BrugesB[ruges] Drinkwaterleiding, Brugge STAD BruggeA de Clerck, BruggeBRUSSELSBruxelles, distribution d'eau Deglume. Seen in YpresGHENTWater, Stad...
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Austria
Link to introductory pageGmundABD GmundGraz Graz. Exhibit by the International Manhole MuseumKremsStadt Krems, Knanlisation. A product of the Wallner & Neubert foundry.LinzStadtgemeinde Linz,...
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Greece
Link to introductory page Lack of familiarity with the Greek language has meant that the full range of manhole covers has not been tackled. There are undoubtedly many covers with inscriptions relating...
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Turkey
Link to introductory page The exploration of Turkey's manholes was confined to the European part of the country and this and lack of familiarity with the Turkish language has meant that the full range...
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Morocco
Link to introductory page Moroccan manholes show the influence of the many years that the country spent as a French "protectorate". Many of the heavy monumental covers reflect the solidity of early...
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Spain: Andalucia
Link to introductory pageAndalucian manholes come in a wide variety of designs with many smaller municipalities having their own patterns. Particularly unusual are the leaf-like designs emanating from...
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Introduction
An international survey of manhole coversBritish Isles: England (also pages for Coalhole covers, London, Devon, Exeter, Sussex), IrelandFrance, (also pages for Aquitaine, Brittany, Champagne and...
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Japan
No compilation dedicated to manhole covers would be complete without reference to Japan, a relative late-comer to the scene but which has more than made up for this by the colourful diversity of its...
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England. 1. South West England.
SOUTH WEST ENGLAND. There are separate pages for Devon and Exeter. CORNWALL. Bude. Gregory. Gregory & Sons Bude. Bude. Heard. Heard, Bude. Cornwall. Camborne Redruth RDC. CRUDC, foul sewer. Seen...
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England. 3: South East England
SOUTH EAST ENGLAND. BERKSHIRE. Reading. Griffith. Griffith's self locking plate Railway Foundry, Reading. Patent no. 2724 1888. Seen in Henley. Reading. Thames Water. Thames Water, Inter-Ax EN124,...
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England. 6: West Midlands
WEST MIDLANDS. HEREFORDSHIRE. Hereford. Uninscribed coal-hole seen in Hereford. Hereford. Cawless. T & H Cawless, Hereford. Ledbury. Smith. David Smith, builder, Ledbury. SHROPSHIRE. Dawley....
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England. 7: North East England
NORTH EAST ENGLAND. DURHAM COUNTY. Barnard Castle. Grove. Grove Works, Barnard Castle Barnard Castle. Smith. W Smith & Sons, Barnard Castle. Seen in Pocklington. Blaydon on Tyne. Hyslop. J Hyslop...
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England. 8:North West England.
NORTH WEST ENGLAND. CHESHIRE. Stockport. Needham. Needham, Stockport. Seen in Newton Ferrers, Devon. Stockport. Needham. J Needham & Sons Ltd, Stockport. [On rim:] Borough of Poole. Stockport....
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4 and 5: East Anglia and East Midlands
EAST MIDLANDS. This posting also includes East Anglia as there is at present virtually no representation of this region. CAMBRIDGESHIRE. Yaxley. Clarksteel. Clarksteel, England, grade B. MB250. BS497....
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Spain: Asturias
Candas. Ayuntamiento de Candas. Saneamiento. La Maruca. Fundicion La Maruca is locted in AvÃles. Candas. Saneamiento La Maruca Ayto. Candas. Año 1969. Candas. Saneamiento Candas. Aguas negras....
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Spain: Cantabria
Cantabria. Comision provincial de Servicios Tecnicos. Alcantarillado. CHNE 1971. Liebaña. Goberno de Cantabria. Saniemiento Liebaña 2003. Seen in Potes. Maliaño Varona. Saneamiento. F. Varona,...
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Spain: Castille
Aranda de Duero. Abad Tossa de Mar. Saneamiento. Fundiciones Abad, Aranda de Duero. Burgos. Ayuntamiento de Burgos, Alcantarillado. Fundiciones Abad. Burgos. Excmo Ayuntamiento Burgos. Alccantarillado...
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Spain: Catalunya
Barcelona. Fundicion Ductil Benito. Barcelona. Fundicion Ductil Benito Barcelona. Sdad Gral Aguas de Barcelona. Barcelona. Fundicion Fabregas Igualda Clavegueram. Barcelona. Barcelona. Ajunament de...
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Spain: Extramadura
Caceres. Compania de Aguas de Caceres. Aurrer Bilbao Caceres. Izard Bejar 1. The foundry of Izard went into liquidation in Bejar in 2017. Caceres. Red Saneamiento Caceres. Metalurgica del Tormes S. A....
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Spain: Galicia
Galicia. Saneamiento. Galicia Ductil. Comercial - Silva. With outline map. Seen in various locations in Galicia. Fundiciones Silva are based in A Coruña and Santiago de Compostella. Baiona....
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Walking on Exeter's heritage
Walking on Exeter's heritage As you follow the walking trail round lockdown Exeter you might like to follow an I-Spy trail at the same time and see how many points you can score. Manhole covers reveala...
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