Service boxes
Introduction
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Service boxes
Image: © Stephen Craven Taken: 4 Aug 2011
The nearer of these two on East Cliff Road has the inscription "DUC SVB" which I interpret as "Dawlish Urban Council sluice valve box". DUC no longer exists (probably swallowed up in the 1974 reforms?). The other is a more standard Stanton & Staveley sewer manhole cover (c.1980-2000?).
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Image Location
Latitude
50.583422
Longitude
-3.464988