Frampton Mansell Level Crossing

I discovered this place, not from a map but by chance. I was near the Thames-Severn canal tunnel at Daneway when I spotted this curious sign.

Why had the level crossing which I didn't even know was there, been closed? The sad answer was that there had been several fatal accidents. In fact the sign was a good summary of the legal situation from 1971 onwards. However, there was probably no signage until after a fatality in 2014. There was even a further accident in 2017 that killed a farmer who was using it legally.

So I decided to take a (careful) look at the crossing

The picture above is from the North side and clearly shows that this is a "green lane" rather than a proper road. See below for views from the South

See here for a report into the 2014 accident and for another "disappearing road, see here