Inspection Covers of OrpingtonA selection of images of inspection covers, access points, stopcock covers and drains from Orpington. The majority of these photographs were taken within the conservation area around the Priory (the exception is the particularly fine star-adorned Needham soil cover from Vinson Close). It's interesting to see the different generations of covers.. even if the chronology is not always clear. Water Supply
Fire Hydrant
MWB (Metropolitan Water Board) Fire Hydrant. Bruce Grove 
Water stopcock cover
MWB (Metropolitan Water Board) Aynscombe Angle 
Water stopcock cover
MWB (Metropolitan Water Board) HV Aynscombe Angle 
Plastic water stopcock cover
Water 
Plastic water stopcock cover
Water Surface Drainage
Woodrow grating
A C Woodrow & Co, London. Aynscombe Angle. 
Clarksteel grating
Clarksteel Ductile. EN124 Class D400. KM53419. Church Hill Sewer / Drain access
Needham Soil Cover
Needham Stockport, patented "Grip-Lock" Soil sewer inspection cover. Patent number 263262 & Provisional patent 7926/3 Vinson Close 
Needham Soil Cover 2
Needham Stockport, patented "Grip-Lock" Soil sewer inspection cover. Patent number 263262 & Regd No 802827 Also, on the right, Drake & Fletcher kerb drain. Church Hill ElectricityTelecommunications
Post Office - Telephones
Post Office - telephones Church Hill 
Mismatched Telecomms Covers
Left cover - BT. Right cover unlabelled, but Post Office Telephones vintage. Church Hill Gas
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(at least, I *think* this is gas). Church Hill Other / Unidentified
Olby
H. E. Olby & Co. Builders Merchants, Lewisham SE. The Priory - near Church Hill gates. 
Chieftain 600
Stanton & Staveley Ductile Chieftain 600 Grade A. BS497 Church Hill 
Broads
Broad's Trucast No 3. London. The Priory. 
Eastnor
Eastnor EN-124-A14. SG-555-Cl The Priory. 
Thames Water
Thames Water. Inter-Ax. pam. EN124. D400H. BCH14 The Priory. |