have elaborate traceried windows. Photos courtesy of Jenny Atkinson, Ruth Stavris and Nick Thorn. At the south end of it the valley of the Isis. This had formed in 1850 when gravel was extracted from land to the west of the existing Great Western railway line, to provide ballast for a new extension of the railway from Oxford to Banbury. up to about 12 ft deep. (Click on image to close), Plan of Grandpont Villas, built c. 1859 on the eastern side of Abingdon Road, from the 'Vellum Book' Schedule of the property of the city of Oxford, The Oxfordshire History Centre. Salter laid out the estate in 105 lots with frontages to the Abingdon Road, Whitehouse Road, Kineton Road and an extension of Chilswell Road. Taunt's campaign bore fruit: in 1883 octagonal filter beds were dug out at the waterworks, in which the water was cleansed through sand dug from the riverbed at Cold Harbour. Matthew Arnold (1822-1888) mentions Hinksey in his poems Thyrsis and The Scholar Gipsy. There is no suggestion The waterwheel also worked the engine which was used to bore out the elm 'mains' pipes which were laid in the principle streets of the city. 1888 on a site given by the Earl of Abingdon and The force between us silent as stone. Therefore a modest level of building activity continued in the 1850s and 1860s, and by 1871 New Hinksey contained 159 houses and a population of 722. The dank brown of trees and earth on dull rocky greys contrasted the iridescence of green moss. It was known Diseases. It was demolished in 1971 and houses on Shirelake Close now stand on the site. South Oxford Community Centre occupies a large Victorian building in Lake Street, off the Abingdon Road, about one mile from Oxford city centre. The vicar lives at the suburb of Oxford known On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. The stench, too, in their houses arising from the flood is in some cases very offensive.' Light and ventilation were also needed, and the high, round-headed windows at Lake Street pumping station, some set in recessed brickwork, are typical of pumping house architecture. Could I carry anything in my toes or my mouth? I feel such instinctive inspiration, gratitude and a direct relational experience of nature, having felt many seamless dimensions to the light returning and gradually leaving again over the year. ); Southengseye (xv cent.). Hinksey Lake, at SP513046, is surprisingly productive for a small suburban lake next to a railway, and can provide good views of confiding species. moulded capitals. I started choosing five photos from each day and saved them, neatly organised on my laptop. The Nature Reserve, covering more than 12 hectares, is home to diverse wildlife, including robins, magpies, cuckoos, green woodpeckers, bullfinches, deer and red kites. Johns history with the land up at Hinksey Heights goes back to 1954. station. The Community Caf reopened on Tuesday 20th September. 3) After the death decorated Gothic style and consists of four bays with Moreover, the proximity of Grandpont to the city centre made it a potentially convenient place of residence for 'labourers, college servants and a few very small tradespeople and shopkeepers.' [5], Hinksey Halt railway station served New Hinksey in south Oxford during 190815. Plots were put up for auction in October 1882, and were advertised as offering excellent opportunities for building superior workmen's dwellings or business premises. As if to seal the deal the swim friend I then met told me I must meet another swimmer swimming each day for December 2017. rent of 22s. some distance to the south-east of the village. We look forward to seeing you. Oxford's population rose from 12,000 in 1801 to 24,000 in 1851 and more than doubled again to 49,000 by 1901. The depressed state of building activity in Oxford in the mid 1870s delayed the sale of the land but, in the speculative boom of 1879, the Oxford Building & Investment Company (a building society) bought nearly 13 acres of reclaimed marshy land between the river and Whitehouse Lane from the GWR for 3,894. Coordinates: .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}5144N 116W / 51.733N 1.267W / 51.733; -1.267. Part of the plan of the proposed Gala Baths at Hinksey Park, 7 October 1935.Reproduced by kind permission of Oxford City Council, ref: 15516. Newly-developed Osney Town off the Botley Road - and later New Osney - thus became more convenient places for railway workers to live, and these areas prospered from the expansion of railway employment at the expense of New Hinksey. monks reversed his decision and restored the mill. In 1985 Percy bought 310 acres overlooking the Dreaming Spires of Oxford from the Harcourt Estate. This Oxfordshire location article is a stub. Most of these railings were removed during the Second World War with the idea of melting down the metal for re-use, but on streets where the houses had semi-basements, and there was a danger of people falling in during the blackout, railings were retained. South Oxford Community Association, Registered Charity Number 304351. Oxford, UK October 2022 Oxford, UK October 2022 RM 2EBR0KM - St Lawrences Church North Hinksey chancel south window. 'The old order changeth, yeilding place to the new': dons (old and new) on the High Street, 1882. Image from Carole Newbigging, The Changing Faces of South Oxford and South Hinksey, Book 2. Taunt claimed that in less than three hours of running the city water from his household tap through muslin, he had caught no fewer than 37 freshwater shrimps. In the Inclosure Act passed in 1814 for the common fields here (Click image to close), The waterworks west of Folly Bridge, showing the two waterwheels (and the 'swing bridge' gates to the basin west of the bridge). Look out of the window and see nature, I am already there. Weekly Community Caf each Tuesday and a Thursday drop in with a Stitch and Chat group so members of the community can get together. The longer I sat the more came, water boatman surfed on water meniscus, damsel flies darted, and dragon flies landed on my knees. Rules can change, and fishing may become banned on waters.A small commission is made from the sale of products in the fishing tackle section. At the west end (fn. In the churchyard, to the north of the nave, are (fn. blocks and keystones, all of the 18th century. I stopped in a doorway overcome by and unsure of the question of my responsibility to fellow humans. The Lake Street waterworks ceased operation in 1934 because new waterworks had been built at Swinford. children. road crosses the stream is the New Oxford 17 November, bequeathed 200 out of which (fn. Its avenues of Giant Redwood and Pine trees create a unique space and picturesque venue for picnics, play, sport and relaxation. part. I also noticed I would write down any world events or current issues such as the plight of those homeless, refugees, terrorist events. When the Community Centre's lower hall was refurbished in 2016 it was named the Brenda Horwood Room. Outdoor Swimming Society 2023 Terms & Conditions Shop Terms & Conditions Delivery & Returns. (i) mixed entries 1670 to 1715; (ii) mixed entries It is in the She died in November 2014 at the age of 92, having lived in Marlborough Road since she was six, in a house built by her great-grandfather. To explore The Year of Magical Swimming on the Wild Swim Map click here. It is Description. That day I sat by the lake as if dreaming, insects hovering around me. in the 18th century the chancel was largely reconstructed. If when I get to the water I dont want to get in I dont have to (this has never happened yet). The causeway over the flooded fields on which the scholar is spotted here is the path called the Devil's Backbone, that leads westwards from New Hinksey over Hinksey stream to the meadows and South Hinksey beyond. The city's essentially medieval character was altered forever, and the poet Gerard Manley Hopkins spoke for many when he wrote disparagingly of the development of Oxford's 'base and brickish skirt'. 25) The great tithes The Great Western railway runs through the Hinksey Hill Farm lies on Hinksey Hill, close to South Hinksey. The pump and engine houses were designed by the engineer James Jones who became the works' first manager. United Kingdom. The Centre is managed by a charity, the South Oxford Community Association, whose Trustees care about the Community Centre and the local community and give their time voluntarily. In the late 1850s a row of 11 houses (10 semi-detached, one detached) known as Grandpont Villas was built on a small area of land owned by the City Corporation; these are now nos. 13th century, and has a circular bowl tapering slightly Hengestesige (x cent. However, there is still quite a backlog of repairs to be made to the boardwalk, so please continue to take extra care on those sections. You can view and download our new illustrated Trail Map, completed by Mark Clay, artist, Trail volunteer and one of our CIC directors over at our Using The Trail page. I like to remember the water inside my body and the pull of natural waters and the moon on the body. chamfered edges. 2019, University of London. was granted to George Owen in 1547, (fn. To make a donation, please visit this link: https://www.gofundme.com/f/HinkseyTrailVolunteers. Greenaway's land was bounded to the south-east by Madam's Lane, which went from the Abingdon Road, via a dog-leg, to the pathknown as the Devil's Backbone, which leads to the village of South Hinksey. (fn. Hinksey Lake. A stroll along the nature trail offers stunning views down onto the city of Oxford and winds through woodland, reedland and fen. square-headed window in each face with uncusped This means we can now close the temporary path that operated as a diversion while we undertook this work. The full force of mountain water on skin came with a smell like forever, and inner peace began glowing in my heart. Match fishing tackle: BROWSE NOW Details Information: Use our species pages to find the fisheries that suit you: CARP, PIKE, TENCH, TROUT, CATFISH, BARBEL. however, it is joined by several other streams, and Meanwhile the colleges were clearing houses in the city centre and replacing them with student accommodation. They underwent extensive refurbishment and re-opened, heated, in 1997. First, The soil is clay, gravel and loam on a subsoil of 8d., which We gratefully acknowledge the support of TOE, the Trust for Oxfordshires Environment, who have made a generous grant to make this possible. I began on winter solstice, the time light begins to return, yet collectively (at least in the UK) we retreat indoors for winter. (Click image to close), Plan of the Lake Street waterworks and their surroundings in the early 1930s. Search. [4], The Carfax Conduit from Hinksey Hill to Carfax in the centre of Oxford was completed in 1617. In 1935 a remarkably ambitious plan was put forward to build indoor 'Gala Baths' on part of Hinksey Park, fronting on to the Abingdon Road and separate from the outdoor pools nearby. treated as part of Cumnor. These swims were both ordinary and extraordinary. in 1712 as resembling 'military fortifications.' As we walked, I saw the impact of time, as their bodies struggled to walk down the steep banks alongside the simple dignity and determination with which they found their way. SOUTH HINKSEY. However, the ecclesiastical parish continues to include New Hinksey. The share applicable to The original boundary between Greenaway's two fields, running parallel to, and between, Lake Street and Post Office Street, is discernible in property boundaries. 2s. In 1934, Hinksey Park was laid out in New Hinksey. O. W. Craven presented in east end, is a very small piscina with a triple arched Volunteers from the local community are giving up their time and putting in a lot of hard work to ensure that the trail can continue to be accessible to all who use the trail responsibly. Eight homes were left under water and the supply was lost to 2,500 more when a 24in (60cm . He was thirteen when he first visited his school friend Addy, whose father Percy Gresswell was a tenant farmer at Hinksey Hill Farm. This article related to the history of England is a stub. into decay. "The lake is about 4,000 square metres - it is a huge battery. the middle of the 18th century. I dreamt my legs didnt work, I couldnt stand, I had no strength in my legs and it was going to be forever. The belfry is lighted by a two-light The following year, land to the south of Norreys Avenue was laid out for Charles Gillman, an Oxford photographer and printseller (of Gillman & Soame) by the Oxford surveyors Galpin & Son. We have some really exciting plans for 2023: up to 300 metres of new/renovated boardwalk, plus other enhancements as we continue to build a better Trail for nature and people together. each to two poor widows, and as to the The pools became a very popular recreational facility for local people and for those from further afield, who would come for the whole day to swim and to picnic in the park. (fn. Reproduced by kind permission of Mrs Sylvia Foreman. It is on the inside of the ring road and close to the Hinksey Stream, a branch of the River Thames at Oxford. taken to build the church of St. Peter in the East Piano practice was my first daily practice. It is best viewed from the footbridge that carries a footpath from the end of Lake Street towards South Hinksey. There is another mill a The vicarage house of New Hinksey was erected in Google Adsense runs on our website; your personal data will be used for personalisation of ads and cookies may be used for personalised and non-personalised advertising. They relied on a waterwheel to power a three-barrelled pump. The 15th-century tower arch is pointed and of two (Click on image to close), The development of these local history pages was kindly sponsored by, Interesting aspects of South Oxford's history, Bruno Guastalla's beautiful photographs of Hinksey Pools. [1] It may also mean "island of a man named Hengest", but there is no evidence to link the place to the historical Hengest. At the same time, there was an increasing divergence between people's homes and their workplaces, and Oxford's central parishes became less residential and more commercial. [3] Hinksey Stream runs past the west of Oxford, a branch of the River Thames. These enormous engines were powered by steam, and coal was brought to the works daily by cart. New Hinksey also has a The parish of South Hinksey covers 765 acres in the valley of the Isis. up all claim. South Hinksey Lake Oxford Over the summer when possible I swam daily here. chargeable upon lands allotted to the earl. granted to the abbey of Abingdon in the beginning the legacy, which was invested in 93 10s. A management committee was set up, with Gibbs as Chairman, to run what became known as the South Ward Social Guild. were in existence in 1544, when they The buildings of the pumping station demonstrate changing building materials over the period: the 1856 and 1862 engine houses are of hand-made bricks (commonly used until the end of the 1860s) whereas the later houses are of more uniform machine-made bricks. I yearned to learn with them. Hinksey Hill Farm lies on Hinksey Hill, close to South Hinksey. The church of ST. LAWRENCE (fn. There is seating indoors or in the yard. This left 67 plots on the Grandpont estate unsold but the liquidator, Walter Gray - himself a speculative builder and the developer of most of North Oxford - was able to gain possession of them in 1884. 13th-century chancel arch is low, narrow, and pointed, Last January I raised money for Oxford Homeless Pathways with Dip a Day January, highlighting the impact of encountering cold, which tapped into deep felt concerns about the impact of relentless cold weather on those homeless through the winter and cuts to services. Crown. Odd irrational thoughts and perceptions would be dotted around on the pages, as if food for future trains of thought, and doodles and images would appear, which then sometimes turned into paintings. One cold November day, amid global political change, on my way to swim, I felt the plight of homeless people in Oxford city centre in the bitter cold to be particularly upsetting. . The church has been restored and the There was a fixed building line, so that the houses are all set back ten feet from the pavement, except those on Western Road, where the building line was at nine feet back. considerable importance. 2) Allaboutangling.net: built by anglers for anglers. Birds were above me; red kites, crows, gulls. parish is that leading from Oxford to Soon after, RWM Gibbs, a popular Labour councillor for the South Ward (and later father-in-law of the prominent Oxford politician Olive Gibbs) persuaded the City Council to allow the redundant pumping station to be converted into a centre for recreational activities for local people. I logged stories about encounters with fishermen and boaters. Pistes cyclables autour de Cumnor. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. 4) The king gave him He afterwards came to the conclusion, however, in the dedication of the church of South Hinksey, The Jarvis family, for example, built at least 35 houses on Marlborough Road, and the Phipps family at least 26. The company laid out the Grandpont Estate and divided it into 231 plots. (fn. Folly Bridge from the east, with the 17th-century waterworks and the hexagonal tower of Friar Bacon's study at the southern end. Many people came from outside Oxford, drawn to the city by the employment opportunities offered by the expanding university's demand for goods and services, and by the house-building boom. 41 Lake Street is a grand double fronted detached residence, sitting at the north-western corner of the New Hinksey suburb and at the end of a no through road. fell to the younger, Margery wife of Henry Norreys. In 1875 some of the affected families in New Hinksey were said to be 'in a wretched condition, being confined to their upper rooms, with no firing, very little clothing and many with scarcely any food to eat. The village of South Hinksey is in the centre of There are 4 ways to get from Summertown to South Hinksey by bus, taxi or foot. The draw I felt to these swimming spots I found myself revisiting was suddenly clear and I could see a daily practice was emerging of its own accord, and might offer time to witness and experience changes inside and external to me from a still point in the world. For me the swim is the whole journey not just the moments in the water, but the way there also. 15) Plots were put up for auction on 1 October 1879 and 173 were sold for 6,590. consols with the official trustees. (fn. This website is a guide and cannot guarantee full coverage of venues, nor accuracy of the information provided. 26) and therefore, except for an interval in the 16th century, have We also extend our grateful thanks to North Hinksey Parish Council for their additional support for equipment, which is greatly appreciated. The resulting crater was filled by natural springs and by seepage from Hinksey Stream, thus forming the lake. Madam's Lane became subsumed by future housing development, though it remained an open area between the gardens of the houses on the southern side of Vicarage Road and the northern side of Norreys Avenue, until an extension to Green Place was built over part of it in the 1970s. The Cuckoo is back! John and Addy helped on the farm during school holidays, earning six old pence an hour. timber north porch is modern. Old Vicarage, Solth Hinksey, After closure in 1856 the waterworks building became a flock mill and from 1892 it was part of the City Engineer's Depot. Somewhere the crows own young. the lake is split in two, but sides holding fish, the narrower end with many features such as lilies. lights. My travelling companions were precious friends from a co-housing project there, committed to realising new visions of co-housing. consists of a chancel 15 ft. 9 in. mentioned as a chapel to Cumnor That day I sat by the lake as if dreaming, insects hovering around me. Top News. Hub project officer Adriano Figueiredo describes Hinksey Lake as a "huge battery" with energy just going to waste. Wesleyan chapel. The design This Oxfordshire location article is a stub. Do stop by on a Tuesday between 11am to 2 pm to enjoy soup, cake or just coffee and a chat. Stream, leaves the main stream at North Hinksey, I needed people to hold me up, I felt frightened and shocked. residue in the distribution of coal among all the poor in 1401 (fn. Website design by JSummerton. The waterworks pumping station, the lake, the cooling pond, the filter beds and the underground water storage tanks can be seen on this plan of the waterworks. When it was first created, the parish extended to the River Thames, but in 1889 the new suburb of New Hinksey, between the Thames and Hinksey Stream, was transferred to the City of Oxford. Go to the water and get in please just go there, I said to myself in my distress, feeling helpless. with water from Hinksey since its water-works first Most had frontages to Western Road (the former station approach road, called Grandpont Road initially and then renamed after the Great Western Railway) or to Marlborough Road, which followed the course of the old railway line, from Whitehouse Lane to the river. The Hon. Image Oxfordshire County Council, Oxfordshire History Centre, ref: HT10300. This brought back memories of that daily practice. Place names ending in -ey (island, commonly used of higher ground in a marshy area) are of early formation, probably names bestowed by the first English farmers who tackled the area. A number of martial arts groups run at the Centre for children and adults as well as several yoga groups. This was simply a continuation of Marlborough Road, and by 1892 its separate name had been given up. is crossed by a rifle range 1,000 yards Here is a remarkable BBC Radio 4 documentary on the natural history of the cuckoo to whet your appetite. Image Oxfordshire County Council, Oxfordshire History Centre, ref: OXFO 352.6 MC3 packet 2, folder 43, 1. The conversion (except for the laying on of public services, which the Council paid for) was achieved entirely by voluntary labour. The semi-circular arches above the windows of the older engine houses and boiler room are of rubbers (slightly softer bricks) with stone keystones. The Corporation bought the lake in 1854 for use as a reservoir in association with its new Lake Street waterworks. Hinksey Park Management Plan 2018-2022 . (Click image to close), Cartoon of 'The Grandpont Express' from a postcard entitled 'A Bit of Old Oxford', from Stephanie Jenkins's Oxford History website. However, the waterwheel did not work well when the river was flowing slowly, or in times of high water and flooding, and so Oxford's water supply was very unreliable (as well as being of poor quality, as the water was taken directly from the river, and was unfiltered). Catholic. The swimming pools had no fence around them, and it was free to swim there. 6d. parapet, and a square turret staircase rising to the base founded by will, 1609, is regulated The growth of New Hinksey slowed after only a few years because of the gradual movement of railway activity from South to West Oxford. [9] He found the path muddy and organized a party of undergraduates to improve the roadway in the Hinksey area. More pressing was a calling to vast watery life from deep within me, and how to give expression to this deeper instinct. Closed again Feb 2016 after tenants fell out and being marketed by Vale Brewery. Most of the year it's an impenetrable murk of algae and not worth the trouble but in the winter months visibility improves to the point where it is sometimes possible to see enough to be worthwhile . and two years later he acquired the manor of Cumnor. 23) is given to a poor boy or to a poor widow with The new houses were occupied by families pursuing a wide variety of trades. Addy and John became life-long friends, and John later married Addys sister Judy. Image courtesy of Brasenose College, ref: D0530. Opposite was the wayside chapel of St Nicholas, where alms were collected to pay for the repairs.). The city corporation waterworks opened at Lake Street in 1856. Unsurprisingly, therefore, most Oxford inhabitants still preferred to rely on wells; in 1851 less than 10% of houses took the city water supply. The roof is This in turn produced an expansion in demand for goods and services which provided more employment for working people, and as a result there was further growth in Oxford's population and an increase in the need for housing. RF2KABKD5 - Drone photo of South Oxford, showing Hinksey outdoor pool, Hinksey lake & railway yard, looking south. Hinksey Lake footbridge is located 1.6 miles (2575m) from Oxford Railway Station and 4.5 miles (7,242m) from Radley Railway Station. Each field was laid out with a single main street running down its centre from the Abingdon Road towards the railway. Henry Hodge was reportedly a recent convert to the hobby of wild swimming. It was a daily practice I really took to, suggested in a book called The Artists Way by Julia Cameron. that it was the quarry from which the stones had been Hinksey (q.v.). plinth. The nature trail is a place for people from the local area to come to enjoy a walk or a picnic by the pond. [2] The Hinksey villages were not mentioned as separate villages until 1316. Moreover, building plots were becoming available in other outlying parts of the city - notably in East Oxford - and potential residents and hence speculative builders were probably put off New Hinksey by the regular flooding and primitive sanitary arrangements. The Southern By-Pass Road (part of the A34) passes through the parish. Email: enquiries@southoxford.orgPhone: 01865 242666, Community fridge Monday, Tuesday & Thursday, May Artweeks 20th, 21st, 27th, 28th & 29th May, Christmas art event 26th & 27th November. between his two daughters took place (fn. 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