This morning I will be live tweeting my favourite manhole and drain covers, from my government-mandated morning walk.

First one. Classic design and shape. #thread
I like this one because it& #39;s really simple. Bit also includes the word foundry so was probably made by dwarves.
"Post Office Telephones"
I like the classic telephone symbol on this one.
TfL branded rapid slideout. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="πŸ‘" title="Thumbs up" aria-label="Emoji: Thumbs up">
The TfL ductile sliders are decent too
The Glynwed dreadnought.

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What I like about the Aquamax drains is they look deliberately designed to eat dropped mobile phones
Thames Water do some lovely little Ductiles.
Larger work is decent too
And the large W on this is pure sex.
These are lovely. No label, but the triangles make me think Highways or Thames Water.
Square Post Office Telephone classic. There& #39;s a lot of these round Walthamstow if you keep an eye out.
Someone really took pride in their work here.
Simple. Elegant.
A rare hexagon in the UK.
I like the full Thames Logo variants. Shows pride.
Strong. Bold. Fire Hydrant.

(Someone asked me if I was & #39;alright& #39; while taking this one)
"insert mobile phone here"
Peter Savage does some lovely Ductiles.
The Stanton Stavelys always look really heavy.
I love the novel lift mechanics on this one.
There& #39;s still a few Cable and Wireless manholes out there if you look carefully.
This is just a stone cold classic. Hard to capture the subtle curve on camera.
These GPOs will still be around long after I& #39;m dead.
The subtle suggestion of cables and plugs on this is utter filth. I want to take this manhole cover out and buy it drinks.
This is arguably the iconic UK manhole design. But you don& #39;t see it much these days.

Someone once told me they were tricky to lift.
AC Woodrows always look like they need four men to lift.
And we& #39;ll finish with the alliterative joy that is a Dudley & Dowell from Worley, Worcs. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="β™₯️" title="Heart suit" aria-label="Emoji: Heart suit">
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