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Ashton & Green, London, Dublin & Bristol
Frederick Bird & Co engineers & ironfounders, London W. Self fastening plate
Frederick Bird & Co West Drayton near London, engineers. Seen in Weymouth.
Brough, London. Seen in Ludlow
Burn Bros, London. Seen in Brighton
J.W.Carpenter Ltd, 188-190 Earls Court Road, SW
Clark, Hunt & Co, Shoreditch. Seen in Brighton
Doulton & Co. Ltd, works London & Paisley. Seen in Didcot.
A. Emanuel & Sons Ltd No. patent 11762 air tight manhole, George Street, Manchester Square. Seen in Devizes
Ham Baker & Co Ltd, Westminster S.W. Fire hydrant
Ham Baker &Co. Ltd, Westminster S.W. Fire hydrant. Seen in Totnes.
Ham Baker & Co. Ltd, Westminster S.W. Keymac
T.W.Harmsloe [?], Westminster, MPd [?] double joint manhole. Seen in Henley. Inscription unclear.
Hayward Brothers, 187 & 189 Union Street, Borough. Seen in Clifton. Hayward's products are widely found in London and the provinces. Apart from the patent self-locking plates, they are one of the few manufacturers to insert glass panels to provide light in cellars. Their large glazed gratings can be found in front of many Victorian buildings.
Hayward's patent self locking, Borough, London. Seen in Bristol
Hayward's patent self locking, Borough, London
Hayward's patent self locking, Borough, London
[Hayward] Brothers, 187 & 189 Union Street, Borough, 1854. Seen in Henley.
The Hope Foundry Co., 5, Upper Thames St., London E.C.
Knowles, London. Seen in Pendeen, Cornwall.
Nettleton & Co., Sloane Square, London S.W. Seen in Eaton Place, London
Parkinson and Ward Cowan. Cowan branch, London, Edinburgh, Birmingham, Manchester & Sydney. Seen in Weymouth.
R.H. & J.Pearson's patent automatic action, Notting Hill Gate
Pike & Co, 168 Ebury Street Pimlico. Seen in Grosvenor Gardens, London
Pryke & Palmer, 40/41 Upper Thames Street
Pryke & Palmer, Upper Thames [Street]. Seen in Devizes
A. Smellie, Westminster. Seen in Eaton Place, London.
J. Stone & Co., Deptford, London S.E. Seen in Henley
J.Stone & Co. Ltd, Deptford, London S.E. Seen in Croydon
Winser & Co., Inspection cover, London S.W., Buckingham Palace Rd. Seen at Lyme Regis
A.C.Woodrow & Co., London. Seen in Wilton
A.C.Woodrow & Co., engineers, London.
Greater London boroughs
Bromley, formerly in the county of Kent, boasts a long series of dated covers, three examples of which are given here. The design has varied little over the years, indeed the same mould seems to have been reused for long periods. The odd size of the final number 5 in 1925 is evidence of this.
B.B.C. Bromley, 1905, Rd 407588.
B.B.C. Bromley, 1925, Rd 407588.
T.B.C. Bromley, 1954, Rd 407588.
City of Westminster.
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