The factory founded by Thomas Dudley moved in 1934 to its current address at Birmingham New Road in Dudley. The foundry also produces many other iron products
The manufacturer’s covers are made of metal . The shape of the covers is rectangular , square , or round .
No colored covers were found from this manufacturer; a single golden cover exists on the site . City emblems do not appear on the manufacturer’s covers.
The cover’s purpose often appears on the covers: water covers include the letters W or SV (sluice valve) , etc. The word GAS appears on gas covers . The manufacturing year of the cover usually does not appear.
Standards Some covers bear the British Kitemark standard and the British BS5834 standard as well . The European EN124 standard and its associated load classes appear on many covers, with the most common load classes being B125 and D400 .
Typical covers Most of the manufacturer’s covers feature a background of geometric shapes, mainly polygons or squares . There are also diagonal covers (square or rectangular ones composed of two triangles, with the opening done by lifting one of the triangles) .