Prismatic coal hole cover on Hope Street in Glasgow. Coal holes in the street allowed deliveries to coal cellars without having to carry the coal through a building. Prismatic covers were commonly used allow natural light into the otherwise pitch black coal cellars. Only a few of the original prisms remain in this particular example

#glasgow #coalholecover #coalhole #prisms #streetfurniture #manholecovers #glasgowhistory

I've come across a few of these HOP access covers on the streets of Glasgow recently, and I've been struggling to find out what they were for.

My best guess is that they're part of an old hydraulic system which supplied high pressure (HP?) water for running lifts, presses and other machinery.

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#glasgow #glasgowhistory #industrialhistory #accesscovers #manholecovers #pastglasgow #streetfurniture

In my defense, I had no idea that #ManholeCoverMonday was a thing here, or I'd have been participating long ago. Bits of artistic infrastructure fascinate me. Here's the first one I could find on my phone, on the grounds of the former #ValleyForge General Hospital, a military hospital now used for a Christian college. I'm not sure which foundry the 'W' represents – it appears to say "Contractors F[oun]dry Inc", and Phila, 1942.

#ManholeCover #SewerCovers #ManholeCovers #Utilities #philadelphia

Access cover with the distinctive Art Nouveau logo of the Automatic Telephone Manufacturing Company on Bath Street in Glasgow.

This company was formed in 1911 and changed its name to the Automatic Electric Company in 1932, making this cover between 91 and 112 years old.

It's only the second such cover I've come across om the streets of Glasgow (but I'm sure there must be more out there!).

#glasgow #manholecovers #oldmanholecover
#streetfurniture #telephones #glasgowhistory #artnouveau

Water Manhole Cover
Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

#photography #StLouis #Missouri #manholecovers

A while ago I posted the logo of the Automatic Telephone Manufacturing Company (formed in 1911) which I found on a manhole cover in Broomhill. Today, I found one in Scotstoun with the very similar logo of the Automatic Telephone and Electric Company, which ATM became in 1936. These are the only two such manhole covers I've found in Glasgow so far.

#glasgow #manholecovers
#artnouveaufont
#logos #scotstoun #automatictelephoneandelectriccompany

The manhole covers in old town #Constanța, #Romania are quite eye catching. This one has a coat of arms, above which is the ancient Greek name of the town - Tomis
#TextureTuesday #Photography #Fotografie #ManholeCovers #Monochrome

Water, and Water Grade B. I don't know the difference between the two, but I doubt you'd want to get the two mixed up, so it's just as well that it's clearly marked which is which!

#glasgow #manholecovers #water #watergradeb #streetfurniture #metalwork

The rather elegant logo of the Automatic Telephone Manufacturing Company on a manhole cover in Broomhill in Glasgow. This means it was installed between 1911 and 1932, making it around 100 years old. I guess sometimes it pays to look down as well as up in Glasgow!

#glasgow #manholecovers #automatictelephonemanufacturingcompany #streetart #streetfurniture #glasgowhistory #broomhill #alwayslookup #alwayslookdown #lookupinglasgow #lookdownglasgow #design #designdetail #designphotography #logos

Manholes in #japan

#manholecovers #manholestodon #japanlovers #streetart #streetphoto #coolstuff

My second favourite thing in Kirkby Lonsdale, after The Institute and just ahead of Ruskin's View! #ManholeCovers #Cumbria

This is a card I picked up in the southern area of Osaka called Sakai. Along with this design, there were 12 other art deco manhole covers. Being a huge fan of art deco, this one was a must-have for me.
#manholecards #manholecovers #マンホールカード

This card is from the city of Kofu, in the Yamanashi Prefecture, and it portrays the “The Tiger of Kai”, Takeda Shingen, one of feudal Japan’s most famous daimyos.
#manholecards #manholecovers #マンホールカード

I got this card in Atami, Shizuoka, Japan. It depicts the climactic scene in Ozaki’s novel ‘Konjiki Yasha’ (Diamond Demon), a tragic love story of Kan-ichi and Omiya. Kan-ichi is the man Omiya was to marry. When a wealthy merchant’s son proposed with a giant diamond she refused Kan-ichi. When Kan-ichi found out, he proclaimed Omiya had been swayed by the Diamond Demon. This story made Atami a very popular tourist spot in the 1600’s and it’s still so today! #manholecards #manholecovers #マンホールカード

Hello Mastodon! This is my first post and I’m glad to be here! This manhole card is from Tama City and celebrates Sanrio’s contribution to the world of art and animation!
#manholecards #manholecovers #マンホールカード

Geocaching in Japan. I found a Pokemon manhole 👍

#geocaching #Japan #manholecovers #Pokemon

Manhole in Japan ^^

#manholecovers #streetart #streetphography #japanfans #BeautifulThing

Taking the chance to start sharing/documenting my collection of #artistic manhole covers from various places around the world. This particular one is from Keelung, north #Taiwan , and is located near a tourist spot, hence the decorative design and the plug type cover.

#SewageSaturday #ManHoleCovers
#collection

One of my fascinations is with custom or decorative #manholecovers , #utilitycovers , #sewerlids, whatever you want to call them. Often beautiful on their own, there are moments like this one when nature dresses them up.

#photography #watersupply #autumn #fall #fallleaves #autumnleaves

los angeles manhole covers...

#losangeles #scrapyard #manholecovers #manhole