Cast iron coal hole cover on SN Church St. Though not in use for many years, can often be seen outside front doors
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@ipswicher Interesting that searching for ‘Victorian cast iron coal hole cover’ returns only rounded ones like the one in the photo though
Somewhat perplexed by this coal hole cover outside 9 Stoke Newington Road that looks to be in mint condition. And there’s another one just like it a meter away.
Stoke Newington coal hole cover survey update: 54(!) unique patterns documented so far (unique = combination of text + visual). Some are very common, others are rare and have only been spotted once so far. I wasn't expecting that many different ones. A few more streets to survey.
@highamnews I’m sensing a ‘Historical manhole covers in Stoke Newington’ talk :)
The Hayward Brothers & Eckstein Ironfounders showroom. Many of the pavement lights and coal hole cover (also known as coal hole plates), which can be found around Stoke Newington were manufactured by the company. They are literately everywhere. The company traded till the 19…
The Hayward Brothers & Eckstein Ironfounders showroom. Many of the pavement lights and coal hole cover (also known as coal hole plates), which can be found around Stoke Newington were manufactured by the company. They are literately everywhere. The company traded till the 1970s.
Stoke Newington coal hole cover survey update: I documented 70(!) unique designs so far (pattern and text combination). Some are very common, others have only been spotted once. Still to survey: The streets between Green Lanes, Brownswood Rd, Blackstock Rd and Seven Sisters Rd.
@highamnews One of my observations is that in a typical Victorian street south of Church St, 1 in about 8 houses still has a coal hole cover. Only a handful can be found today between Manor Road and Seven Sisters Road, the leafy suburban part of Stoke Newington (relatively speak…
@highamnews One of my observations is that in a typical Victorian street south of Church St, 1 in about 8 houses still has a coal hole cover. Only a handful can be found today between Manor Road and Seven Sisters Road, the leafy suburban part of Stoke Newington (relatively speaking).
The only ‘Stoke Newington’ coalhole cover I’ve spotted in Stoke Newington thus far as part of a survey of coalhole covers within the boundaries of the former Stoke Newington Borough. 70 unique patterns (shapes + inscription) spotted so far.
Here is a link to the A2 (42 x 59.4 cm) poster version of my Stoke Newington coalhole cover survey. Download, Print & Frame => drive.google.com/open?id=1iz0Dr… https://t.co/NJUpbTHwhI
@PaulieTandoori Thanks! Nice to know I’m not the only member of the Coalhole Cover Appreciation Society #CCAS
@ivan_ruggeri @iandunndesign Currently focusing on bootscrapers and ‘ghost’ doorbells in Stoke Newington following coalhole cover survey :)
@minxlj @elinoroberts Thanks! Do you know if those were specifically coalhole covers or other kind of manhole cover?
@highamnews just spotted this New River manhole cover outside 38 Stoke Newington High Street. Any idea why it would be at that location??
‘Artistry and History Underfoot: A Study of Coalhole Covers’ (88 pages, published 2008) by Gillian Cooksey is an absolute gem. Highly recommend if you are interested in the social history and decorative designs of these type of manhole covers. £10 on Lulu.com. htt…
‘Artistry and History Underfoot: A Study of Coalhole Covers’ (88 pages, published 2008) by Gillian Cooksey is an absolute gem. Highly recommend if you are interested in the social history and decorative designs of these type of manhole covers. £10 on Lulu.com. https://t.co/GxLsDYmxus
I’ve only spotted this coalhole cover design once during my survey of Stoke Newington coalhole covers. It’s the only one in the survey as far as I can recall that’s been spotted only once. x.com/historyofstoke… https://t.co/8pXa67lOIu
Here's an updated version of my Stoke Newington coalhole cover survey. It now includes 84 covers, including two new rare discoveries and a number of new 'badged' covers with named of ironmongers and foundries. Download high quality A2 version here: drive.google.com/open?id=1P2Huc… https:…
Here's an updated version of my Stoke Newington coalhole cover survey. It now includes 84 covers, including two new rare discoveries and a number of new 'badged' covers with named of ironmongers and foundries. Download high quality A2 version here: drive.google.com/open?id=1P2Huc… https://t.co/2G2DBAokDr
@johnridpath @ameliagreer Well, look on the bright side, some people don’t have a coalhole cover at all! :)
A remnant of the former Metropolitan Borough of Stoke Newington (1900-65) is visible on this manhole cover in Green Lanes opposite Leconfield Road => M. B. S. N
@highamnews Shoreditch Vestry also had ‘personalised’ electricity manhole covers. Spotted in Charlotte Road.
Got me a Hayward’s ‘jumbo’ coalhole cover! Need to be careful this doesn’t turn into the world’s first (most probably!) coalhole cover collection.
One coalhole cover now clean. It’s identical to the large one outside KAC on Church St, which is featured in my survey of Stoke Newington coalhole covers. You can download a high quality print version here: drive.google.com/file/d/1P2Hucs… https://t.co/CHffQnfJnO
@davelomax They look great. If only coalhole cover appreciation was a full-time occupation! :)
@ghostsigns @realnickperry @walk_hackney Came across a couple of ‘Anvil N16’ drain covers (outside the old church and library) plus a coalhole cover (only one such ‘badged’ cover in SN!). Perhaps there’s a connection?
This is a first: Two different products (railings and coalhole cover) by the same foundry; Jones & Co., in close proximity (5 houses apart). Spotted in Dynevor Road, Stoke Newington.
@ghostsigns :) I was already told to expect at least one coal-hole cover related present!
Stoke Newington Church Street opposite Clissold Crescent: Manhole cover by Bird, Frederick & Co., West Drayton Engineering Works, Horton Road, West Drayton. Phone: 1530 Ealing
‘Stoke Newington Electricity Supply’ manhole cover in Manor Road/Bouverie Road. It’s unique in the area as far as I can gather at this point in time.
Spotted a couple more ‘Stoke Newington Electricity Supply’ manhole covers (that’s 3 in total so far), in Grayling Road and Heathland Road. A faded remnant of Stoke Newington’s past as an independent civic entity. It lost its borough status in 1965.
Finally got my coalhole cover rubbing print framed. My survey of coalhole cover designs in Stoke Newington yielded 80 different variations. You can read about the project here hackneygazette.co.uk/news/heritage/stoke-… https://t.co/K11netQcdW
RT @LBrad: @HistoryOfStokey my manhole covers Photobox book photobox.co.uk/my/creation/sh…
.@hancam14, a self-confessed '3D printer fanatic', surprised me with this amazing and unique set of coal-hole cover stamps she crafted after seeing my survey of Stoke Newington coal-hole covers (hackneygazette.co.uk/news/heritage/…). Thanks Hannah! https://t.co/TqbYfvU8TE
Spotted a fairly rare ‘Stoke Newington Electricity Supply’ manhole cover in Carysfort Road/Clissold Road. A faded remnant of Stoke Newington’s past as an independent civic entity. It lost its borough status in 1965.
A new addition (left) from Sandbrook Road to my very small collection of Victorian coalhole covers. The ‘Jumbo’ Hayward Brothers is from Allerton Road. Last year I carried out a photo-survey of all the coalhole cover designs in Stoke Newington hackneygazette.co.uk/news/heritage/stoke-… https://t.c…
A new addition (left) from Sandbrook Road to my very small collection of Victorian coalhole covers. The ‘Jumbo’ Hayward Brothers is from Allerton Road. Last year I carried out a photo-survey of all the coalhole cover designs in Stoke Newington hackneygazette.co.uk/news/heritage/stoke-… https://t.co/TLpJ0zsZV8
@duncr That design is considered the ‘Holy Grail’ of coalhole covers by coalhole cover enthusiasts :)
Smith & Sons sold, among many other things, coal-hole covers. Here’s a ‘J. Smith Ironmonger, Matthias Road’ coal-hole cover I saw in Bouverie Road yesterday.
I look forward to retunring to @NerdNiteLondon on October 16th. I’ll talk about the beauty of coal-hole covers and my survey of the coal-hole cover designs found in Stoke Newington. Last time I presented my survey of the history of Church St businesses: slideshare.net/HistoryofStoke… h…
I look forward to retunring to @NerdNiteLondon on October 16th. I’ll talk about the beauty of coal-hole covers and my survey of the coal-hole cover designs found in Stoke Newington. Last time I presented my survey of the history of Church St businesses: slideshare.net/HistoryofStoke… https://t.co/1p9rrH0IL5
An odd request: I’m looking for photos from people’s basements that show the coal shaft underneath the coal-hole cover that’s typically found outside Victorian houses. Thanks! It’s for an upcoming talk I’m giving on Oct 16th: ‘The Beauty of Victorian Coal-Hole Covers’. Seriously.
@sallyhinch @SophiaGrene @Subversivite Do you remember who would open the coal-hole cover? was it opened from the inside?
@Subversivite @sallyhinch @SophiaGrene This is money shot for my talk! Thank you!! :) as you can see, I’m somewhat of a coal-hole cover enthusiast.
“British pedestrians can be divided into those who gaze at the sky, those who eye pretty girls, and those who walk with heads bowed looking for old and rare manhole covers” (T. Cullen, 1962) If you ever wanted to hear me talk about Victorian coal-hole covers now’s your chance! h…
“British pedestrians can be divided into those who gaze at the sky, those who eye pretty girls, and those who walk with heads bowed looking for old and rare manhole covers” (T. Cullen, 1962) If you ever wanted to hear me talk about Victorian coal-hole covers now’s your chance! x.com/NerdNiteLondon…
Everything is ready for my @NerdNiteLondon talk on Wednesday, titled 'The Beauty of Victorian Coal-Hole Covers'. It includes a description of my photo-survey of all the coal-hole cover designs/styles found in Stoke Newington (I found 80). Can't wait!
@Cyntefin ‘Artistry and history underfoot’ is a great way to summarise it. Brilliant two books for manhole and coal-hole cover enthusiasts.
Lily Goddard (1916-2002), a renowned textile designer and art teacher (en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lily_Godd…) used coal-hole cover designs in her work in the 1970s. I was told coal-hole cover rubbings was part of the school curriculum in certain places till recently. Does it still take place?…
Lily Goddard (1916-2002), a renowned textile designer and art teacher (en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lily_Godd…) used coal-hole cover designs in her work in the 1970s. I was told coal-hole cover rubbings was part of the school curriculum in certain places till recently. Does it still take place? x.com/BeardyHowse/st…
From a Victorian Stink-Pipe enthusiast (instagram.com/stink_pipes_of…) to a Victorian coal-hole cover enthusiast: “You’ve opened my eyes to coal holes! With my existing interest in scanning the horizon for stink pipes, now I’m constantly looking both up and down!”..None in SN https://…
From a Victorian Stink-Pipe enthusiast (instagram.com/stink_pipes_of…) to a Victorian coal-hole cover enthusiast: “You’ve opened my eyes to coal holes! With my existing interest in scanning the horizon for stink pipes, now I’m constantly looking both up and down!”..None in SN https://t.co/ymjsdjfLcI
My fascination with Stoke Newington’s Victorian coal-hole covers opened my eyes to a the beauty of manhole covers around the world. By far the most extreme example -> Artistic manhole covers of Japan [3:38min video]
@NerdNiteLondon @AndyRileyish I heard about that earlier from someone who attended. Was chuffed someone actually asked that! Doesn’t look like it. THIS is a coal-hole cover shirt
@TheArcLampMan @wherethestory @thegentleauthor @OneGalsToronto Thanks! Interesting to see a 1920s coal hole cover design. Looks more ‘modern’ and pure function with less emphasis on aesthetics compared to the 19th century ones. Given it’s not a pavement, could have just had a ha…
@TheArcLampMan @wherethestory @thegentleauthor @OneGalsToronto Thanks! Interesting to see a 1920s coal hole cover design. Looks more ‘modern’ and pure function with less emphasis on aesthetics compared to the 19th century ones. Given it’s not a pavement, could have just had a handle perhaps, but probably it’s a ‘generic’ pavement one.
200 year old ‘Hackney Trust 1819’ iron gunpost/bollard in Queen Elizabeth’s Walk, Stoke Newington.
Great to see today in Nevill Rd example where renovating the front path to a house, doesn’t have to result in the removal of the Victorian coalhole cover, as is often the case. These ornate cast iron plates often include names and addresses of long-gone foundries and ironmongers
@museumsmith Oh wow. ‘Hunt’s Sunshine’ is one of my favourite coalhole cover designs. It’s very distinct and there aren’t any similar to it. It’s not very common. I estimate I’ve spotted less than 20 in Stoke Newington. Mind you, many coalhole covers were removed over the years.
I received a message informing me about the existence of Stoke Newington’s only surviving Victorian Stinkpipe/Stinkpole at the bottom of Greenway Close; a cul-de-sac off Green Lanes bordering Clissold Park. Often decorative, Stinkpipes were used to vent sewer gasses.
@jongingell I’ll confirm with the Stinkpipe expert instagram.com/stink_pipes_of…
@CaronLipman @drewerydyke Stinkpipe-spotting is the new craze!
Just stumbled upon the 101st(!) unique coalhole cover in Stoke Newington Spotted in Eade Rd: George Baker, Ironmonger, 394-396 Euston Rd I became fascinated with coalhole covers and have been photographing all the unique design/type/writing combinations stokenewingtonhistory.com/stoke-newington… h…
Just stumbled upon the 101st(!) unique coalhole cover in Stoke Newington Spotted in Eade Rd: George Baker, Ironmonger, 394-396 Euston Rd I became fascinated with coalhole covers and have been photographing all the unique design/type/writing combinations stokenewingtonhistory.com/stoke-newington… https://t.co/0rCTXZezyU
Victor Musgrave (1919–84); poet, art dealer, curator and coalhole cover collector, exhibited covers from his collection in 1962 as part of the Ten Years exhibition at his gallery in Soho. The majority of surviving coalhole covers in Stoke Newington are south of Church Street.
New addition to my coalhole cover collection: Clark Hunt & Co. Shoreditch While many coalhole cover designs were used by different foundries and ironmongers, this distinctive and ornate sun pattern was unique to Clark Hunt. There are a few in SN. stokenewingtonhistory.com/stoke-newingto… http…
New addition to my coalhole cover collection: Clark Hunt & Co. Shoreditch While many coalhole cover designs were used by different foundries and ironmongers, this distinctive and ornate sun pattern was unique to Clark Hunt. There are a few in SN. stokenewingtonhistory.com/stoke-newingto… https://t.co/6V3OzhtmqY
Just discovered Stoke Newington’s third surviving Victorian ‘Stinkpipe’ (sewer ventilation pipe) in Finsbury Park near the Baseball field. The other two are in Aden Grove and Greenway Close. This section of Green Lane along Finsbury Park was within the former Borough of SN.
@CoversUnderfoot @IronCovers @BeardyHowse @dogandpot Interesting to come across this statement about coalhole cover designs “Their style would generally reflect the household income” here: knowledgeoflondon.com/curiosities.ht… Have you come across anything to support that statement? Seems log…
@CoversUnderfoot @IronCovers @BeardyHowse @dogandpot Interesting to come across this statement about coalhole cover designs “Their style would generally reflect the household income” here: knowledgeoflondon.com/curiosities.ht… Have you come across anything to support that statement? Seems logical that more decorative plates were more expensive.
@dogandpot @CoversUnderfoot @IronCovers @BeardyHowse I didn’t think that a homeowner would pick a coalhole cover design the same way I didn’t imagine they had a say in what kind of bootscraper was installed... or maybe they did? Or the two weren’t considered similar in that sense
Very much looking forward to taking part in the filiming of @JoolzGuides’ short travel film in Stoke Newington tomorrow! youtube.com/joolzguides It’ll be great so sprinkle a bit of boundary marker and coalhole cover appreciation as well as historical anecdotes along the way.
It was a pleasure taking part in @JoolzGuides’ latest clip, this time all about Stoke Newington. It’s a great piece with LOTS of local history goodies. I make an appearance from 11:25-15:00 spreading coalhole cover appreciation and other bits. Enjoy! https://t.co/dIpklcMqjK
@CaronLipman I did actually think about it the other day though may be too niche! just a bit :) I am however consideing a walk for historical street furniture more broadly, which would cover a few coalhole covers as well as manhole covers, Stinkpipes, bootscrapers, rain hoppers…
@CaronLipman I did actually think about it the other day though may be too niche! just a bit :) I am however consideing a walk for historical street furniture more broadly, which would cover a few coalhole covers as well as manhole covers, Stinkpipes, bootscrapers, rain hoppers and much more!
@Stroudgreenguy @historyfiles Well worth following for updates of coalhole cover designs @CoversUnderfoot
@historyfiles @Stroudgreenguy Thanks for sharing. Always interesting to look ‘under the hood’ of a coalhole cover. You have a beautiful cover. Just needs a bit of a clean to look like this! :)
A new addition to my coalhole cover collection. Read more here: stokenewingtonhistory.com/stoke-newingto… (@BeardyHowse @LBrad @CoversUnderfoot @dogandpot) https://t.co/UoF9e7PTFD
@ivan_ruggeri @BeardyHowse @LBrad @CoversUnderfoot @dogandpot My @NerdNiteLondon coalhole cover talk went down very well for a reason! :)
@drewerydyke @BeardyHowse @LBrad @CoversUnderfoot @dogandpot Still nowhere near as the late Victor Musgrave’s collection of 40 coalhole covers! He was a poet, art dealer, curator and coalhole cover collector. He exhibited covers from his collection in 1962 as part of the Ten Yea…
@drewerydyke @BeardyHowse @LBrad @CoversUnderfoot @dogandpot Still nowhere near as the late Victor Musgrave’s collection of 40 coalhole covers! He was a poet, art dealer, curator and coalhole cover collector. He exhibited covers from his collection in 1962 as part of the Ten Years exhibition at his gallery in Soho.
The Finsbury Park ‘Stinkpipe’ is one of several landmarks included in my 9km self-guided walk tracing the boundaries of the former Borough of Stoke Newington stokenewingtonhistory.com/stoke-newingto… alongside boundary markers, old street signs and other types of historical street furniture. http…
The Finsbury Park ‘Stinkpipe’ is one of several landmarks included in my 9km self-guided walk tracing the boundaries of the former Borough of Stoke Newington stokenewingtonhistory.com/stoke-newingto… alongside boundary markers, old street signs and other types of historical street furniture. x.com/HistoryOfStoke…
@edliddle @viralinfo @theamelia_tw I bet this is the first time anyone has ever responded with ‘OMG’ to a tweet about a Victorian ‘Stinkpipe’ :)
Yesterday in Sandbrook Rd I was happy to come across the 102nd unique coalhole cover design in Stoke Newington. I roamed the streets of the former Borough of SN and originally documented 90+ based on pattern, type, writing and size. Read more: stokenewingtonhistory.com/stoke-newingto… https://t.c…
Yesterday in Sandbrook Rd I was happy to come across the 102nd unique coalhole cover design in Stoke Newington. I roamed the streets of the former Borough of SN and originally documented 90+ based on pattern, type, writing and size. Read more: stokenewingtonhistory.com/stoke-newingto… https://t.co/lW2GNn5ivE
The latest addition to my Victorian coalhole cover collection, originally near 76 Green Lanes. This ornate ‘Doily’ design is very common and was popular with many foundries. Their name or that of an ironmonger is often incorporated in the design. stokenewingtonhistory.com/stoke-newingto… https://…
The latest addition to my Victorian coalhole cover collection, originally near 76 Green Lanes. This ornate ‘Doily’ design is very common and was popular with many foundries. Their name or that of an ironmonger is often incorporated in the design. stokenewingtonhistory.com/stoke-newingto… https://t.co/mK9E5BRZ0k
@highamnews @iainzescot @WalkIslington @createstreets Yes. I’d guess it’s 1920s. I spotted the public fire alarm in photos of Holland House and that’s an older version of it. This one is from 1942. If you zoom in you can see a borough boundary marker next to the bottom window on…
@highamnews @iainzescot @WalkIslington @createstreets Yes. I’d guess it’s 1920s. I spotted the public fire alarm in photos of Holland House and that’s an older version of it. This one is from 1942. If you zoom in you can see a borough boundary marker next to the bottom window on the right! :)
@realnickperry @VictorianLondon Water Cart street pump in Lordship Road. A few months ago I spotted one in an old photo of Aden Grove. Looks like the road hasn’t been cleaned in a while!
I’m writing a self-guided walk exploring Stoke Newington’s historic street furniture (35 stops): gas lampposts, coalhole covers, gunposts, manhole covers, street signs, drinking trough, boundary markers, post boxes, red phone box, drain covers, drinking fountains and much more!
AC Woodrow & Co manhole cover in Queen Elizabeth’s Walk, Stoke Newington. Listed in 1939 as based in Essex as Merchant and Ironfounder. AC Woodrow and Co specialised in cast iron castings and are one of the most commonly seen names on manhole covers and other street ironware.
@BeardyHowse @CoversUnderfoot have you come across this unusal coalhole cover design before? Masonic Seal of Solomon or Jewish Star of David? Simply a geometric design? Seems unlikely I’d think given its meaning. Thoughts?
HBC (Hackney Borough Council) ‘branded’ manhole covers from 1903, 1923, 1936 and 1938 seen in Stamford Hill, before the merger of the boroughs of Hackney, SN and Shoreditch in 1965. Curiously, there are no equivalent ‘SNBC’ (Stoke Newington Borough Council) manhole covers around.
@realnickperry @Mikeashworth12 @EngineerLondon Coincidentally, this morning I stumbled upon this ‘Henley’s London Electricity Supply’ manhole cover in Stoke Newington Road and as far as I’m aware it’s unique in SN. The only other few electricity access manhole covers I’d seen ar…
@realnickperry @Mikeashworth12 @EngineerLondon Coincidentally, this morning I stumbled upon this ‘Henley’s London Electricity Supply’ manhole cover in Stoke Newington Road and as far as I’m aware it’s unique in SN. The only other few electricity access manhole covers I’d seen are ‘Stoke Newington Electricity Supply’ ones.
Mapped the spots for my upcoming self-guided walk exploring Stoke Newington’s historic street furniture. Now to work out the shortest route! (Gas lampposts, gunposts, manhole covers, old street signs, drinking trough, boundary markers, post boxes, red phone box and much more!)
@EngineerLondon @realnickperry ‘Henley’s London M.B.S.N (Metropolitan Borough of Stoke Newington) Electric Light’ manhole cover in Green Lanes opposite Leconfield Road, Stoke Newington. Only few of these around today.
Unusual MWB (Metropolitan Water Board) markers(?) in Princess Crescent near Queen’s Drive. Thames Water replaced the MWB in 1973. They don’t look like manhole covers to me and I haven’t any like them before in the area. Any idea @highamnews @realnickperry?
Worn out ‘Stoke Newington’ on an old electricity manhole cover in Grayling Road (@EngineerLondon)
Manhole cover in Queen’s Drive, Stoke Newington cast by Durham Brothers’ Atlas Foundry in Bow Road
A water pump in Aden Grove on the left, used to fill water carts. Water carts were a regular feature of the Victorian street scene and used to spay water over the roads on hot dry and windy days.
Interesting old manhole cover spotted in Brighton Rd that includes the abolished NE postal district Air Tight Inspection Cover F. G. Robinson Builders 161/163 Haggerston Rd. N.E. Haven’t seen one like it or similar in the area. Only quite modern. (@realnickperry @ghostsigns)
@phildener @ghostsigns I’d think such manhole cover for a local board in the 1880s was most likely drainage or sewer as one of its main functions was sanitation (@realnickperry)
@CaronLipman A while ago someone I know told me he stumbled upon something in the park he thought I’d be interested in. I think he said it was a box with some writing on it. I assumed he meant some manhole cover and was chuffed to see what it really was!
I was sent these photos of a fireplace in Nevill Rd with “The Anvil N16”. Likely referring to ‘Anvil House’ in Matthias Road where Smith & Sons, Builders Merchants were based for many years. I’ve also spotted a few “Anvil N16” coalhole and manhole covers in the area.
@HeathHome Thanks! I’ve only spotted a handful of ‘Anvil’ coalhole covers during my survey of coalhole cover designs in Stoke Newington => stokenewingtonhistory.com/stoke-newingto…
Blink and you miss it: 1861 ‘Gunpost’ bollard in Queen Elizabeth’s Walk. It has ‘HBW’ on the other side. The HBW (Hackney District Board of Works 1855-94) was a local government district that included the parishes of Hackney and Stoke Newington.
Chuffed to discover today a ‘new’ coalhole cover design/type/writing combination. It’s no. 103(!) in my survey. I’ve photographed all the unique combination of coalhole cover designs in the former borough of Stoke Newington (as you do). Read about it here stokenewingtonhistory.com/stoke-newingto……
Chuffed to discover today a ‘new’ coalhole cover design/type/writing combination. It’s no. 103(!) in my survey. I’ve photographed all the unique combination of coalhole cover designs in the former borough of Stoke Newington (as you do). Read about it here stokenewingtonhistory.com/stoke-newingto… https://t.co/301iVppzdb
Blink and you miss it: ‘Hackney Trust 1819’ ‘Gunpost’ bollard in Lordship Terrace/Queen Elizabeth’s Walk. I’m intrigued why a ‘Hackney Trust’ (what was it??) was put in the heart of the Parish of Stoke Newington. May have been placed there at some point after 1819. @walk_hackney
‘Tetris-inspired’ manhole cover in the Woodberry Down Estate. The 57-block ‘mega’ estate was built in north Stoke Newington between 1948-62. It included the 1st purpose-built NHS Health Centre in the country, secondary and primary schools, daycare centre, library, shops and a pub
Victorian ‘Stinkpipe’ (sewer ventilation pipe) in Amhurst Road near Foulden Road. There are three surviving ‘Stinkpipes’ in the former Borough of Stoke Newington: - Aden Grove - End of Greenway Close - Green Lanes in Finsbury Park near Hermitage Rd
@realnickperry @highamnews any idea what this manhole cover is/was used for? Quite ubiquitous in the area.
Found a ‘new’ coalhole cover design pattern, which is no. 104 in my photo-survey of Stoke Newington coalhole cover designs. This one is in Winston Road. It still amazes me that such a utilitarian objects came in so many different styles and designs. stokenewingtonhistory.com/stoke-newingto… https…
Found a ‘new’ coalhole cover design pattern, which is no. 104 in my photo-survey of Stoke Newington coalhole cover designs. This one is in Winston Road. It still amazes me that such a utilitarian objects came in so many different styles and designs. stokenewingtonhistory.com/stoke-newingto… https://t.co/no6bMzOHjD
@BeardyHowse a horde of 19(!) coalhole covers on eBay at the moment. Not a sight you see often. Starting bid was £0.99 and is £177 at the moment. The average price on eBay for a coalhole cover in good condition and fairly attractive design is approx. £100.
@LalehKhalili @kgreer18 Also the social history of other types of manhole covers, drain covers etc. For example x.com/HistoryOfStoke…
@realnickperry @highamnews These pre-1965 HBC (Hackney Borough Council) manhole covers are common in Stoke Newington. I’ve been intrigued why the former Borough of Stoke Newington had manhole covers with HBC. Utility may have been maintained by HBC or maybe just the cover was HBC