Manhole covers: a window into a city’s soul – in pictures

Jeff Kulak was a teenage urban explorer, spending his high school years below ground exploring the storm drains of his hometown of Edmonton, Alberta. “We even went to the city’s drainage office and asked for a map of the system – which they gave us,” he says.

from Pocket https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2018/aug/10/manhole-covers-a-window-into-a-citys-soul-in-pictures
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‘A tale of decay’: the Houses of Parliament are falling down

As politicians dither over repairs, the risk of fire, flood or a deluge of sewage only increases. But fixing the Palace of Westminster might change British politics for good – which is the last thing many of its residents want. By Britain’s Parliament is broken. It is a fire risk.

from Pocket https://www.theguardian.com/news/2017/dec/01/a-tale-of-decay-the-houses-of-parliament-are-falling-down
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