Amendments
24th May 2002 Added this page.
Runsell Lane leading
from Hopping Jacks Lane to Runsell Green. This lane is single
track but it is still used by locals as a way of getting to
a number of housing estates without going further up the
main road. There are passing places every so often.
The A414 is the main road from Maldon to Hertford. It has over 25,000 vehicles per 24 hour period on it. It effectively cuts the Village into two. At the Ministry of Transport Inquiry in 1995 the proposal for a Danbury Bypass was quashed in favour of the upgrade of the B1019 between Maldon and Hatfield Peverel. Unfortunately the upgrade of the A12 at Hatfield Peverel was cancelled by the then Government which in turn made the B1019 upgrade ineffective - project was then cancelled to save money.
The A414 looking towards The Griffin public house. It has been a public house since 1744. At the turn of the century this road was called The Street; now called Main Road.
Note the Ramblers coming out of the path to Lingwood Common, National Trust land.
This hill defeats articulated lorries when there is snow and ice on the road.
The lay-by is planted with Daffodils by the Danbury Society.
The A414 further towards Danbury. This is outside
the newly provided Co-op store. The Pedestrian Crossing
provides a welcome break in the traffic.
The A414
outside the Co-op store.
We are now on the other side of Danbury by the newly provided Tesco Mini-Store and the Esso petrol station. As a condition of gaining Planning Permission, Tesco paid for a Pelican Crossing which is now provided (April 2002) but not yet operational. Again, this will break up the constant traffic flow.
It is also intended to calm the through traffic from Maldon and the Dengie such that they will go somewhere else.
This principle is having some effect as the Maldon District Access Study has suggested (Essex Chronicle report May 24, 2002) that the Maldon to Hatfield Peverel, B1019 should be upgraded to a multi modal link with bus and cycle lanes.
The cross hatched centre to the road is used by motor cylists as their speed way through the traffic!.
Esso Petrol
Station & Tesco Mini-Store.
The newly installed Pelican Crossing at Tesco.
This is designed to give residents of Belvedere access to Tesco Mini-Store and to calm through traffic.
Pelican
Crossing outside Tesco Mini-Store.
Photograph of the Shell Non-Slip area infront of the new Pelican Crossing. This surface is required to prevent skidding even though it is in a 30mph area. Some people feel that this sort of coloured area brings Urban living into the Rural setting.
Shell Non-Slip
Road surface.
Danbury is a pleasant Village with many trees and shrubs. This picture is taken looking towards Chelmsford on the busy A414.
A414 towards
Frettons.
Looking towards Danbury from Runsell Green on Hopping Jacks Lane.
This road is used as a rat-run in the early mornings and at going home time to miss the hold-ups on the A414. It is a 30 mph area.
Hopping Jacks
Lane. Behind the trees there are houses.
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