Sunday, November 14, 2021
Introduction
Manhole covers, utility access points, you drive or walk over them every day and don't think twice, if at all, about them. But look more closely - see how many different types there are. Many are dated, embossed with the names of manufacturers lost to the past. Utilitarian, but decorated in many cases, continuously developed over time. This blog will look at some of these which can be found on the streets.
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Post Office Telephones access cover
Before British Telecom was spun out as a public company in the 1980s, it was part of the Post Office. The access cover is a Post Office T...

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Located at ST 63589 89237, this was cast by the Treforest Foundry in Pontypridd, Wales. The company was dissolved on the 26th February 2019...
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The PAM Warrior is a water access point built by PAM Saint-Gobain . This one was installed circa 2018/19.
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Located at ST 63906 91347, this is a cast iron cover from the Broads Manufacturing Co of London.
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