Essex cast iron guideposts in the
BRENTWOOD BOROUGH DISTRICT
| Brentwood Borough has five cast iron guideposts still in place. All are examples by Maldon Iron Works. With the exception of the Great Warley post, all are being maintained to a fairly good standard. The use of roundel (disc) finials is rare and those of Ingatestone, |
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Location: Hutton. Rayleigh Road (A129) at junction with Hutton Village. | NGR: TQ 6347 9512 | Date: |
| Maker: Maldon Iron Works | |||
| Details: One of only two posts that remain on the A129. (The other is at Rayleigh.) Roundel (disc). The Maldon Iron Works circular logo appears on the arms. Probably part of an order by Essex County Council dated 12 December 1927. | Credit: John V Nicholls | ||
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Location: Herongate. At the junction of Billericay Road and Brentwood Road (A128). | NGR: TQ 6298 9112 | Date: |
| Maker: Maldon Iron Works | |||
| Details: Halo (annulus) finial inscribed ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL. The arm towards BILLERICAY is a bolted on replacement of unknown date and has road number box cast into it. The original almost certainly did not have this feature. It was repainted c.2001. | Credit: John V Nicholls | ||
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Location: Great Warley. Junction of Warley Road and Great Warley Street (B186) opposite "The Thatcher's Arms". | NGR: TQ 5834 9071 | Date: |
| Maker: Maldon Iron Works. | |||
| Details: Only one of three arms intact. The guidepost sits squarely in a conservation area which may account for the grey paint applied to the post. Even with two broken arms a new coat of paint would make this guidepost an asset to the area especially if original black and white banding was applied. | Credit: John V Nicholls | ||
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Location: Ingatestone (north). Roman Road (High Street) B1002 opposite New Road. | NGR: TQ 6535 9989 | Date: 2002 |
| Maker: Maldon Iron Works. | |||
| Details: Two arms with disc finial. A third arm at the top (to Mill Green and Fryerning?) was probably removed after Ingatestone bypass was built and road to northwest stopped up. Dates from the 1926 order. | Credit: Geoff Perrior | ||
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Location: Ingatestone (south). Junction of Roman Road (High Street) B1002 and Station Road. | NGR: TQ 6469 9923 | Date: 2002 |
| Maker: Maldon Iron Works | |||
| Details: Single (replacement if unknown date) arm and roundel ( disc) finial. The post and single arm was part of an original order by Essex County Council dated 1 June 1926. | Credit: Geoff Perrior | ||
