A Partick Electricity Supply access cover on Peel Street in the West End of Glasgow.
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July 1, 2026 at 8:08 AM
A Partick Electricity Supply access cover on Peel Street in the West End of Glasgow.
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A heavily worn access panel on Turnbull Street in the East End of Glasgow. Panels like this, with the letters H and P on them, are pretty much the only visible remnant of the city's Hydraulic Power system.
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August 25, 2026 at 8:21 PM
A heavily worn access panel on Turnbull Street in the East End of Glasgow. Panels like this, with the letters H and P on them, are pretty much the only visible remnant of the city's Hydraulic Power system.
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Cast iron calling cards. These old access covers from the streets of Glasgow all feature the name of the plumbing company which installed them.
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March 27, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Cast iron calling cards. These old access covers from the streets of Glasgow all feature the name of the plumbing company which installed them.
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A heavily worn Automatic Telephone Manufacturing Company access cover from George Square in Glasgow. It most likely dates from between 1911 and 1932 (when the company changed its name to the Automatic Telephone and Electric Company).
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December 31, 2025 at 2:08 PM
A heavily worn Automatic Telephone Manufacturing Company access cover from George Square in Glasgow. It most likely dates from between 1911 and 1932 (when the company changed its name to the Automatic Telephone and Electric Company).
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A branded Victorian or Edwardian access cover on Minvera Street in the Finnieston area of Glasgow. The names featured on such covers are usually either a local plumber or the foundry which made it.
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September 19, 2025 at 8:31 AM
A branded Victorian or Edwardian access cover on Minvera Street in the Finnieston area of Glasgow. The names featured on such covers are usually either a local plumber or the foundry which made it.
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Branding on a Lion Foundry access cover on Centre Street in the Tradeston area of Glasgow. The Lion Foundry was established in 1880 by three former employees of Walter MacFarlane's Sacarcen Foundry in Possilpark.
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April 24, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Branding on a Lion Foundry access cover on Centre Street in the Tradeston area of Glasgow. The Lion Foundry was established in 1880 by three former employees of Walter MacFarlane's Sacarcen Foundry in Possilpark.
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Time for some Glasgow geekiness. This is a rarely encountered Partick Electricity Supply access cover on North Gardner Street in the West End of Glasgow.
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December 22, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Time for some Glasgow geekiness. This is a rarely encountered Partick Electricity Supply access cover on North Gardner Street in the West End of Glasgow.
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An access panel in the Broomhill area of Glasgow produced by the Lion Foundry in Kirkintilloch. This foundry was established in the early 1880s by a number of former employees of Walter MacFarlane's Saracen Foundry in the north of Glasgow.
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February 12, 2026 at 12:13 PM
An access panel in the Broomhill area of Glasgow produced by the Lion Foundry in Kirkintilloch. This foundry was established in the early 1880s by a number of former employees of Walter MacFarlane's Saracen Foundry in the north of Glasgow.
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Despite the company's name, it's part of an old automated traffic light system. The font for the ATM logo is just so wonderfully Art Nouveau.
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December 31, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Despite the company's name, it's part of an old automated traffic light system. The font for the ATM logo is just so wonderfully Art Nouveau.
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#glasgow #accesscover #streetfurniture #artnouveau #logo
Old branded access cover in the Govanhill area of Glasgow. A cursory search hasn't located R Morton and Son, but I presume they were plumbers. A deeper dive into the records should confirm this.
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March 24, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Old branded access cover in the Govanhill area of Glasgow. A cursory search hasn't located R Morton and Son, but I presume they were plumbers. A deeper dive into the records should confirm this.
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Given the font and the buildings in the area where it is situated, this access cover probably dates from around the 1920s.
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April 24, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Given the font and the buildings in the area where it is situated, this access cover probably dates from around the 1920s.
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It's Monday somewhere already, so not too early for this #accesscover from Kanazawa, Japan. #manholecovermonday
March 24, 2025 at 4:05 AM
It's Monday somewhere already, so not too early for this #accesscover from Kanazawa, Japan. #manholecovermonday
From here, it was sent through 30 miles of pipes below the streets to power industrial machinery in workshops across the city. It was finally closed down in 1964.
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August 25, 2026 at 8:21 PM
From here, it was sent through 30 miles of pipes below the streets to power industrial machinery in workshops across the city. It was finally closed down in 1964.
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#glasgow #glasgowhistory #industrialhistory #accesscover
Built in 1895, Glasgow was one of the few British cities (and the only one in Scotland) to have such a centralised hydraulic power system, where water was pressurised using massive steam engines at a pumping station on High Street.
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August 25, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Built in 1895, Glasgow was one of the few British cities (and the only one in Scotland) to have such a centralised hydraulic power system, where water was pressurised using massive steam engines at a pumping station on High Street.
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Made by the Bath Iron Works Company, this dates back to a local electricity network run by the Burgh of Partick between 1899 and 1912, when the burgh lost its independence and was absorbed into Glasgow. This makes it at least 114 years old.
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July 1, 2026 at 8:08 AM
Made by the Bath Iron Works Company, this dates back to a local electricity network run by the Burgh of Partick between 1899 and 1912, when the burgh lost its independence and was absorbed into Glasgow. This makes it at least 114 years old.
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The site of their premises at 277 Ballater Street is now occupied by the Gorbals Leisure Centre.
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March 24, 2025 at 7:40 PM
The site of their premises at 277 Ballater Street is now occupied by the Gorbals Leisure Centre.
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Most of the businesses no longer exist, but the one in the bottom left, John Richmond and Co Ltd, is still trading today, some 135 years after it was established in the 1880s.
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March 27, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Most of the businesses no longer exist, but the one in the bottom left, John Richmond and Co Ltd, is still trading today, some 135 years after it was established in the 1880s.
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As far as I can work out, this refers to a local electricity network run by the Burgh of Partick between 1899 and 1912, when the burgh lost its independence and was absorbed into Glasgow.
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December 22, 2025 at 4:00 PM
As far as I can work out, this refers to a local electricity network run by the Burgh of Partick between 1899 and 1912, when the burgh lost its independence and was absorbed into Glasgow.
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November 17, 2024 at 5:51 PM