A cast iron grate and the limestone paving slabs that surround it. This drain cover has an unusual design featuring seven horizontal bars with protrusions above and below them, which seem to reference droplets and perhaps waves. Raised text reads: "GRADE B / DUCTILE S&S — H / WATERGATE / BS [British Standards Institution's Kitemark] 497 / Traffic [down arrow]." The bright green leaves of a weed appear between the third and fourth bars. Vastern Road, Reading, Berkshire, UK. Photo by Gearóid Burke.
A vector illustration of the drain cover seen in the previous image. I was taken with the pattern, so I redrew it. Now I just have to find an application for it. Illustration by Gearóid Burke.
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