A metal SV cover set into a red and white painted drop kerb section of a pavement. The joints give the image a Mondrianesque feel.
๐ธ | North Avalon, NSW (2026)
#SluiceValveSaturday & #SluiceValveSunday in association with #FireHydrantFriday and #WashOutWednesday #EastCoastKin #ECK
#Nondrian #Mondriano
after @richardmortimer.bsky.social
cc @colinfarmery.bsky.social @tamarphotography.bsky.social
A red and white SV sign together with a H (hydrant) and P (pavement) sign on a painted wall in a Mondrianesque style with an orange block and blue block of colour delineated by black lines.
๐ธ | Manly, NSW (2026)
#SluiceValveSaturday & #SluiceValveSunday in association with #FireHydrantFriday and #WashOutWednesday #EastCoastKin #ECK
#Nondrian #Mondriano
after @richardmortimer.bsky.social
cc @colinfarmery.bsky.social @tamarphotography.bsky.social
A metal SV cover set into a tarmac-patched pavement. At sone point it has been painted yellow, but most has worn off. The cover is marked MWS & DB which stands for the Metropolitan Water, Sewerage and Drainage Board, which was in existence from 1925-1987.
๐ธ | Sydney, NSW (2026)
#SluiceValveSaturday & #SluiceValveSunday in association with #FireHydrantFriday and #WashOutWednesday #EastCoastKin
after @richardmortimer.bsky.social
cc @colinfarmery.bsky.social
A metal SV cover set into a concrete roundel edge of a tarmac road which is beginning to fray.
๐ธ | Portsmouth, England (2026)
#SluiceValveSaturday & #SluiceValveSunday in association with #FireHydrantFriday and #WashOutWednesday #EastCoastKin
after @richardmortimer.bsky.social
cc @colinfarmery.bsky.social
A metal SV cover set into a grass verge.
๐ธ | Avalon Beach, NSW (2026)
#SluiceValveSaturday & #SluiceValveSunday in association with #FireHydrantFriday and #WashOutWednesday #EastCoastKin
after @richardmortimer.bsky.social
cc @colinfarmery.bsky.social
A metal SV hatch cover painted blue with RH in blue on the pavement next to it. A metal find to the right adds a bit of shadow interest and obscures a metano drain cover. The feet and shaw of the leg of the photographer complete a complex scene.
๐ธ | Portsmouth, England (2026)
#SluiceValveSaturday & #SluiceValveSunday in association with #FireHydrantFriday and #WashOutWednesday #EastCoastKin #IronworksOfPortsmouth
after @richardmortimer.bsky.social
cc @colinfarmery.bsky.social
A white SV sign on a concrete stand in front of a low brick wall, to the right is a service road with a van with its back door open delivering a bulky package.
๐ธ | Lee-on-the-Solent, England (2026)
#SluiceValveSaturday & #SluiceValveSunday in association with #FireHydrantFriday and #WashOutWednesday #EastCoastKin #IronworksOfPortsmouth
after @richardmortimer.bsky.social
cc @colinfarmery.bsky.social
Four water valve covers with the feet of a woman and her pushchair.
A water valve cover framed to the top by a wooden fence length.
A sewer cover set in a cracked concrete road.
An array of sluice valve covers and balance hatched metal cover without any other indication of use. All are set in a patched tarmac pavement.
๐ธ | Anson Road, Milton (2026)
#IronworksOfPortsmouth #EastCoastKin #UnJourUnePhoto #Urban #Urbex #Pompey #Portsmouth #SluiceValveSaturday
The latest in a series featuring, the ironworks of Portsmouthโฆ
cc @richardmortimer.bsky.social
A former H fire hydrant sign converted into a blue WO wash out valve sign. The blue is complemented by a line of thin blue top drapes over the grey-brick wall the sign is fixed to.
๐ธ | Lee-on-the-Solent, England (2026)
#WashOutWednesday an occasional series in association with #FireHydrantFriday and #SluiceValveSaturday #EastCoastKin
after @richardmortimer.bsky.social
cc @colinfarmery.bsky.social
Two blue SV signs on a grey brick wall with an orange air block bottom left and assorted telecom cables and junctions boxes.
๐ธ | Southsea, England (2026)
#SluiceValveSaturday & #SluiceValveSunday in association with #FireHydrantFriday and #WashOutWednesday #EastCoastKin
after @richardmortimer.bsky.social
cc @colinfarmery.bsky.social
A square, diamond-angled, metal sluice valve cover set in a tarmac road.
๐ธ | Southsea, England (2026)
#SluiceValveSaturday & #SluiceValveSunday in association with #FireHydrantFriday and #WashOutWednesday #EastCoastKin #IronworksOfPortsmouth
after @richardmortimer.bsky.social
cc @colinfarmery.bsky.social
#SluiceValveSaturday
Still-life of Sluicevalve & Sash Window
#EastCoastKin #Photography #UrbanPhotography #PhotographersofBluesky #PhotographersUnited #Devon
I should add that if you want to join in the collective lunacy of #FireHydrantFriday or #SluiceValveSaturday you are more than welcome to do so. We've not had paintings or drawings yet of these... they'd be highly prized!
Two blue SV signs and one yellow H sign on a red brick wall adjacent to a green telecoms cabinet and a black drainpipe.
๐ธ | Southsea, England (2025)
#SluiceValveSaturday & #SluiceValveSunday in association with #FireHydrantFriday and #WashOutWednesday #EastCoastKin
after @richardmortimer.bsky.social
cc @colinfarmery.bsky.social
A blue painted metal sluice valve cover set I got a grey-brick pavement bordered by a double-yellow line.
๐ธ | Southsea, England (2026)
#SluiceValveSaturday & #SluiceValveSunday in association with #FireHydrantFriday and #WashOutWednesday #EastCoastKin
after @richardmortimer.bsky.social
cc @colinfarmery.bsky.social
Shadow self portrait with road markings and Sluice Valve covers.
@richardmortimer.bsky.social Iโm off to the Smoke on my own today. Anything could happenโฆ ๐ฌ #FireHydrantFriday #SluiceValveSaturday
A blue WO sign outside a pub doorway with signage, accoutrements and hanging baskets.
๐ธ | Southsea, England (2026)
#WashOutWednesday an occasional series in association with #FireHydrantFriday and #SluiceValveSaturday
after @richardmortimer.bsky.social
cc @colinfarmery.bsky.social
#SluiceValveSaturday is the second best hashtag ever ๐ฟ๐ฐโฒ Bob, I'm going to say it's a Broxap bin (made in Stoke-On-Trent).
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A faded yellow grit-salt bin stands in front of a Cotswold stone wall. A sluice valve sign lurks in its shade. A lamp post provides a vertical on the left. A wooden fence provides the top third of the image. Pale spring sunlight. Weedy pavement.
#GritSaltBinMonday
& a cheeky #SluiceValveSaturday
A blue SV sign competes with a red brick wall and a pavement for attention. A double-yellow line holds the scene up.
๐ธ | Portsmouth, England (2026)
#SluiceValveSaturday & #SluiceValveSunday in association with #FireHydrantFriday and #WashOutWednesday #EastCoastKin
after @richardmortimer.bsky.social
cc @colinfarmery.bsky.social
A small, square, iron SV cover made by Needham of Stockport set into a pavement kerb stone, with a double-yellow line segment.
๐ธ | Wrexham, Wales (2026)
#SluiceValveSaturday & #SluiceValveSunday in association with #FireHydrantFriday and #WashOutWednesday #EastCoastKin
after @richardmortimer.bsky.social
cc @colinfarmery.bsky.social
Two blue SV signs and one H sign against a brick wall. The painted metal covers are in the pavement foreground.
๐ธ | Portsmouth, England (2026)
#SluiceValveSaturday & #SluiceValveSunday in association with #FireHydrantFriday and #WashOutWednesday
after @richardmortimer.bsky.social
cc @colinfarmery.bsky.social
