Andalucian 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 foundries in Cadiz and Seville.
Seen in Tarifa.
Seen in Zahara.
This site is an appeal for the preservation of older manhole covers and for more imagination in the design of new covers as a means of improving the streetscapes of our towns and celebrating the provision of clean water and the safe removal of foul water.
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