Drellingore Posted March 7, 2023 Posted March 7, 2023 Does anyone know what F.W.W.C. might stand for on a manhole cover over a roadside surface water sewer?
markc Posted March 7, 2023 Posted March 7, 2023 10 minutes ago, Drellingore said: Does anyone know what F.W.W.C. might stand for on a manhole cover over a roadside surface water sewer? Pretty sure it’s not a standard term so something ….. … water company?
SteamyTea Posted March 7, 2023 Posted March 7, 2023 (edited) (expletive deleted)ing Waste Water Cover Is it Flow Control Waste Cover? but in the wrong order. https://www.jdpipes.co.uk/products-and-services/surface-water-management/flow-controls-chambers Edited March 7, 2023 by SteamyTea
Drellingore Posted March 7, 2023 Author Posted March 7, 2023 31 minutes ago, SteamyTea said: (expletive deleted)ing Waste Water Cover Ha! 31 minutes ago, SteamyTea said: Is it Flow Control Waste Cover? but in the wrong order. Ooh, good shout. Having lifted the thing, it appears to be a brick-lined weir for surface water, that then discharges into a pipe under a road, and finally infiltrates under a field (I think). No idea what the acronym might be, but it seems to be serving that purpose. 37 minutes ago, markc said: something ….. … water company? Yeah, it doesn't match any extant water companies, but it is close to Folkestone. Folkestone Waste Water Company? Sounds plausible. No-one seems to know that it exists, or where it leads - Southern Water (the sewage company for the area) don't have it on record, National Highways don't have it on record, and Dover District Council only know that there's a gulley which they empty, but otherwise have zero information. Funny how this stuff gets lost to time! 1
SteamyTea Posted March 7, 2023 Posted March 7, 2023 38 minutes ago, Drellingore said: Folkestone Folkstone and Dover Water Corporation.
Drellingore Posted March 7, 2023 Author Posted March 7, 2023 59 minutes ago, SteamyTea said: Folkstone and Dover Water Corporation. I can only assume that nobody proof-read the manhole covers
Blooda Posted March 7, 2023 Posted March 7, 2023 Folkestone WaterWorks Company. ? Folkestone Waterworks Company | The National Archives 2
Conor Posted March 7, 2023 Posted March 7, 2023 You'd rarely have the name / type of equipment stamped on the MH cover. Purely because they are a stock item and can be moved easily. It's either the name of the lid manufacture or the water company.
Drellingore Posted March 7, 2023 Author Posted March 7, 2023 4 minutes ago, Blooda said: Folkestone WaterWorks Company. ? Folkestone Waterworks Company | The National Archives Awesome, nice find! *highfive*
SteamyTea Posted March 7, 2023 Posted March 7, 2023 14 minutes ago, Blooda said: WaterWorks Had a girlfriend that must have worked for them, she turned them on all the time. (make of that statement as you will)
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