February 3, 2006

Coal Holes in London

Lynne Kiesling Londonist has a fascinating little post on coal-hole covers in London. Ornate cast-iron plates to cover holes in the pavement for delivering coal into basements; now obsolete, but still there and subtly ornamental. I love pieces of urban history like this. Another example of such a thing is the fire insurance plaque, from …

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