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A wheelie bin with ‘rubbish’ painted on it, in case you were wondering.
September 30, 2026 at 6:58 AM
pharmerfoto.bsky.social
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#FireHydrantFriday
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A portable fire extinguisher unit is mounted in a red wall enclosure. An instruction sign is mounted on the wall to the left of the extinguisher. There is a corridor mirror mounted on the wall above the extinguisher. A reflection of the photographer can be seen in the mirror.
September 25, 2026 at 3:07 PM
jenneke1961.bsky.social
French #FireHydrantFriday #AOFoto
A faded red French Bayard fire hydrant with a metallic cap standing on a leafy, mossy sidewalk next to a long brick wall. The sidewalk runs alongside a paved road curving past trees and a stone wall in the background.
September 25, 2026 at 11:26 AM
phoaties.bsky.social
#phoaties #FireHydrantFriday #NYC
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September 25, 2026 at 11:15 AM
ianindentdesign.bsky.social
I guess this one counts…
#FireHydrantFriday
Sonning
September 25, 2026 at 8:18 AM
robralley.bsky.social
Okay, I'll join in.
#FireHydrantFriday 📷 #photography
A bright yellow fire hydrant sign on a black-painted lamppost, by a brown-brick building wall (painted white on the left, unpainted on the right) and a cafe window with 'BAKE' in white 3D-effect letters on it, under a narrow green-and-white-striped awning. There is strong sunlight from the left casting shadows across the picture.
September 25, 2026 at 8:05 AM
calumsmac.bsky.social
Thanks to last week’s #FireHydrantFriday I now know where to find the nearest hydrant to my home. I really appreciate being brought to notice this by you lot.
Landscape orientation photograph of a cast iron fire hydrant cover plate. It sits in a tarmac pavement. The cover was once painted yellow, although only fragments of colour remain. It is otherwise rust coloured, with a yellowing birch (probably) leaf laying just off centre, across the left leg of the capital H. Cast into the design it says ‘BRICKHOUSE’ at the top, ‘FH’ centred in the middle. Below that a British Standards Kitemark and ‘8050 R’, with ‘DUCTILE’ on the foot of the plate. The pattern is (mostly) 4 or 5 offset rows of the letter ‘G’ in (to my mind) a very rigid font. Also, there are deformed ‘S’ in a font similar to the typical two-headed Allen Key shape. And I have just realised that the G’s and S’s are in diagonal lines, rising left to right. Anyway, if there’s a fire nearby I can now direct the Fire Service to the nearest hydrant. Bluesky saves the day!
September 25, 2026 at 8:02 AM
trailchaser.eurosky.social
It's a brick house ... Cast iron cover

#FireHydrantFriday
Rectangular floor cover with traces of yellow and wearing tactile elements, surrounded by tactile elements. Writing on the cover "Brickhouse", "FH" and "Ductile".
September 25, 2026 at 7:54 AM
juliew67.bsky.social
#FireHydrantFriday #AOFoto
Saltaire
Not FH but an HP, hope it counts
A close up photo of an old stone bricked house. There is a bricked up arched doorway with a stone sill halfway down. On the wall to the left is an old yellow cast iron sign with FP on it in black and the number 3. I think it point to Fire Pipes or Fire Point
September 25, 2026 at 7:51 AM
cocofoto.bsky.social
You can always rely on Exeter. #FireHydrantFriday #aofoto
September 25, 2026 at 7:26 AM
cocofoto.bsky.social
Love the ground ones. #FireHydrantFriday #aofoto
calumsmac.bsky.social calumsmac.bsky.social @calumsmac.bsky.social · 13d
#FireHydrantFriday
A cast iron cover marked FH, set into a tarmac pavement.
The rusty cover (and box it sits inside) are surrounded by speckled grey tarmac. Besides the dominant identification letters FH, the cast includes “EN124-D400” immediately below the FH. Below that, the other side of a keyhole space (for a lifting device) is “ISD 1083”. Towards the bottom right corner is “G1-100”. Included in the cast design are two keyholes (the other sitting above the FH), two openings placed at either end (probably for crowbar access) and lines of solid arrowhead shapes (alternating upwards and downwards across each line) in eight lines. The number of arrowhead shapes in each line varies according to the other features in that part of the hydrant lid.
September 25, 2026 at 7:26 AM
cocofoto.bsky.social
Nice one. #FireHydrantFriday #aofoto
calumsmac.bsky.social calumsmac.bsky.social @calumsmac.bsky.social · 13d
#FireHydrantFriday
Another rusty cast iron cover marked FH (crudely spray painted in light blue paint), set in a tarmac pavement.
A rusty hydrant lid, sits in the similarly rusty edge of the box it covers. This is oblong, with cut-off corners at the bottom (perhaps these hide hinged elements?). The large letters FH are top and centred. Towards the middle of the cover is a keyhole shaped space, probably for a tool for opening the thing. Top and bottom there are two slits for crowbars access, I’m guessing. On the left side of the keyhole the cast design includes the letters PAM, with what looks like a British Standards kite mark below and an arched bridge (as if looking side on at a simplified representation of the Rialto Bridge in Venice). Right of the keyhole the design reads HCB-40. Below the keyhole it reads WARRIOR.
September 25, 2026 at 7:25 AM
cocofoto.bsky.social
Bravo! Love it 👏👏👏 You can’t have too many #FireHydrant pics. #FireHydrantFriday #aofoto
calumsmac.bsky.social calumsmac.bsky.social @calumsmac.bsky.social · 13d
#FireHydrantFriday
A pressed metal plate attached to a cement frame, somewhat obscured by vegetation.
This is my third and final post on this # today. Have I flooded the market?
I spotted this hydrant marker by the side of the road. It is located in a scrubby, woodland setting, with trees and bushes behind, weeds growing around it, dried up leaves and twigs. There’s two strands of fence wire running across the base and grey, corrugated paper sitting in the bottom left corner. There cement frame has been painted yellow, although it is weathered and fairly patchy. Moss covers the top right corner of the frame. Screwed or bolted in place is the sign itself, dominated by a large black H. Within the top half of the H is the number 4, and in the bottom half again the number 4 but this is on a (presumably) replaceable metal insert.
September 25, 2026 at 7:25 AM
cocofoto.bsky.social
Splendid stuff here. #FireHydrantFriday #aofoto
September 25, 2026 at 7:24 AM
cocofoto.bsky.social
Ooooohhhh. What a lovely example this is 👏👏👏 #FireHydrantFriday #aofoto
September 25, 2026 at 7:23 AM
cocofoto.bsky.social
Splendid texture in this one. #FireHydrantFriday #aofoto
September 25, 2026 at 7:22 AM
cocofoto.bsky.social
If you don’t believe Annie how good the first issue of AO is, see what Eli has to say… #FireHydrantFriday #aofoto
eliharlan.bsky.social Eli~Journal Sauce @eliharlan.bsky.social · 12d
It's here! It's here!
Check out the new, free digital magazine with plenty of fabulous-ordinary. See if you can find my #firehydrantfriday pic
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aofoto.bsky.social The Aesthetic of the Ordinary @aofoto.bsky.social · 15d
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September 25, 2026 at 7:22 AM
cocofoto.bsky.social
A timely reminder from Annie you can still access your free copy of the critically acclaimed - can we say that yet? - first issue of AO. #FireHydrantFriday #aofoto
annieasever.bsky.social Annie, as ever @annieasever.bsky.social · 12d
I am so *unbelievably* thrilled to have one of my pics featured in this incredible zine 📸
The ordinary can be special ✨️
#FireHydrantFriday
aofoto.bsky.social The Aesthetic of the Ordinary @aofoto.bsky.social · 12d
AO Magazine is finally here!

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September 25, 2026 at 7:20 AM
cocofoto.bsky.social
Splendid stuff. So new and yet so old… #FireHydrantFriday #aofoto
calumsmac.bsky.social calumsmac.bsky.social @calumsmac.bsky.social · 12d
#FireHydrantFriday
Shortly after feeding my apple to a pony (with the owner’s consent) I spotted this. It’s on the single track hill road between Beauly and Muir of Ord.
A black large H printed on a yellow oblong sign. The sign is screwed on to a cement frame (for want of a better word). The frame is damaged around the upper left corner, and the reinforcing metal bars are exposed and rusting. This sign is planted in the grass covered banking at the side of the road. It overlooks whin bushes in the foreground, and views towards the Black Isle and the Beauly Firth.
September 25, 2026 at 7:19 AM
cocofoto.bsky.social
I know it’s one of mine, but love a bit of serendiptity. #FireHydrantFriday #aofoto
September 25, 2026 at 7:18 AM
cocofoto.bsky.social
If you are looking for a crack in the time/space continuum, Bob may have found it… #FireHydrantFriday #aofoto
bobfry.bsky.social Bob Fry @bobfry.bsky.social · 7d
Absolute craziness in Stroud today! Not only is this OS benchmark not recorded on the official OS benchmark map, but there seems to be an old style fire hydrant just around the corner!
& I am using two hashtags on the wrong days!
#FireHydrantFriday
#BenchmarkMonday
Woo! Total madness.
September 25, 2026 at 7:17 AM
cocofoto.bsky.social
Hang it in the Louvre. #FireHydrantFriday #aofoto
September 25, 2026 at 7:15 AM
cocofoto.bsky.social
Plenty of depth here. And yet somehow 2-D. #FireHydrantFriday #aofoto
September 25, 2026 at 7:15 AM
cocofoto.bsky.social
Shape. Form. Proportion. Perfection. #FireHydrantFriday #aofoto
September 25, 2026 at 7:14 AM
cocofoto.bsky.social
Vaguely surreal quality to this one. Like it in an unsettled way. #FireHydrantFriday #aofoto
September 25, 2026 at 7:13 AM