the legacy, which was invested in 93 10s. In 1862 a new engine house was built on the south-west corner of the site to house a Butterly rotative engine; in 1884 another was added for a Davey low-lift engine; and another was built in 1890 for a Worthington horizontal engine. (fn. Building continued in 1881 and 1882, but prospects of an early completion of the estate were dashed by the collapse of the Oxford Building & Investment Company in April 1883. (fn. There is seating indoors or in the yard. These swims were both ordinary and extraordinary. When Folly Bridge was rebuilt in 1825-7 the waterworks were moved to the northern bank of the river, at the western end of Isis Street (now Shirelake Close). A short 15 minute walk or cycle ride from the centre of Oxford, off Abingdon Road, Hinksey Park is a wonderful green and watery haven for people and wildlife. [3] Hinksey Stream runs past the west of Oxford, a branch of the River Thames. Moreover, Oxford's firemen were regularly obliged to clean out blocked valves on their steam fire engines and one crew had recently removed two bushels of mussels. The alkaline fen at Hinksey Heights is one of the few existing examples of this rare habitat in Oxfordshire. 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. Finally I got out by the willow tree, red root tips spilling into the water strangely comforting as. I wanted to look huge, I couldnt bear any doubt, the birds must be certain of my being a large mammal they couldnt carry. Thomas Fawkner's charity, The interior is very lofty and the aisles For old photographs and memories of the South Oxford Community Centre see: For more information on the Lake Street waterworks see: For more information on the history of Oxford's water supply see: The hexagonal tower of Friar Bacon's study and the adjacent waterworks at the southern end of Folly Bridge. For all our latest news and fantastic photographs posted by our visitors go to our Facebook page. children. that there was a manor here. 2 . Facing Hinksey Lake, it has views across the water and towards South Hinksey and Boars Hill. 1907 for the Earl of Abingdon, who is a Roman I was regularly returning to certain favourite spots such as The Thames at Godstow, just down from the Lock and the ruined stone nunnery where Rosamund Clifford, mistress of Henry II, had been educated and had returned by water. New Hinksey also has a A ceramic plaque, above a bricked-in doorway on the side wall of 202 Abingdon Road (on the corner of Vicarage Road), which says 'RP June 29 1849'. It is first mentioned in the 10th century in the form Hengestesige, and probably means "stallion island". The surroundings of pumping stations were often landscaped to inspire ideas of cleanliness, purity and confidence in the public water supply, and what is now Hinksey Park began life as the landscaped grounds of Oxford's waterworks. 13) and was afterwards granted with North Hinksey He enlisted help from the clergy, school teachers, political parties, trades unions and local tradesmen in converting the building into what was to become the forerunner of the South Oxford Community Centre. It was first recorded in the 1860s, when it was called the White Horse Inn and the address was 2 South Parade, New Hinksey, which was a row of eight cottages on the Abingdon Road. Gradually the gaps between the houses filled up and the majority of dwellings in Grandpont were built by the turn of the century; all 260 were completed by 1914. In 1868 undergraduates were permitted to live out of college for the first time, and many home-owners supplemented their income by letting out rooms to students: within two years there were 400 licensed lodging-houses in Oxford. Last edited on 10 September 2021, at 22:28, This is South Hinksey, Oxfordshire England, "Area selected: Vale of White Horse (Non-Metropolitan District)", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=South_Hinksey&oldid=1043594409, This page was last edited on 10 September 2021, at 22:28. In addition Google Analytics, Google Search Console, and Bing also collects the data of visitors including device used and links clicked; other third party applications also collect this sort of data. moulded capitals. The vicar lives at the suburb of Oxford known Stream, leaves the main stream at North Hinksey, The system for pumping water was relatively efficient, but the water was still unfiltered. Pages on this website do NOT confer a right to fish, nor to fish in a certain way. 8d., are applied in the payment is given to a poor boy or to a poor widow with A website by Gorge Services Ltd. All rights reserved. Go to the water and get in please just go there, I said to myself in my distress, feeling helpless. Feel what you feel, I heard myself say. plastered. The parish was part of Berkshire until the 1974 boundary changes transferred it to Oxfordshire. The longer I sat the more came, water boatman surfed on water meniscus, damsel flies darted, and dragon flies landed on my knees. A quiet, beautiful lake, near the city centre by the railway line, yet clean, full of fish, wildlife and water lilies and surrounded by trees. After a recent public appeal, we are delighted to have the generous pro bono support of Botley-based accountants Ridgefield Consulting. On the morning of January 23, the 31-year-old's body was. [5], Hinksey Halt railway station served New Hinksey in south Oxford during 190815. village of South Hinksey, and New Hinksey residents attended St Laurence's church in South Hinksey by crossing Hinksey Lake and the railway tracks on the path still known as the Devil's Backbone. (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. Several more engine houses were added to the pumping station, to house more and more up-to-date engines, as shown in the lower right-hand corner of the plans below, drawn by industrial historian Wilfred Foreman. Oxford, Parochial Charities. Easy to follow but not lit). Geese hissed in vain, the gosling helpless, no way of loosening the grip, just calling. was paid for it to the chamberlain. 30) It is 26) and therefore, except for an interval in the 16th century, have 16 ft. 6 in., west tower 12 ft. square, and a north Birds were above me; red kites, crows, gulls. John and Addy helped on the farm during school holidays, earning six old pence an hour. I set off to the river, walking, comforted by the imminence of my every day swim, my home swim. 3) After the death The semi-circular arches above the windows of the older engine houses and boiler room are of rubbers (slightly softer bricks) with stone keystones. 12), At the Dissolution South Hinksey came to the Their back gardens look out over an area of open meadowland known as Dean's Ham or Archer Cowley's field. of this parish. treated as part of Cumnor. 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. Image Oxfordshire County Council, Oxfordshire History Centre, ref: d252223a. Geography [ edit] 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. In the 19th century John Ruskin tried to organize the making of a road between the two villages, as the ground between them was very boggy. The filtered water was stored in newly-built underground tanks. flows through this parish, and joins the river again with water from Hinksey since its water-works first 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. We are grateful to Oxfordshire County Council and local councillor Judy Roberts for their support in enabling us to buy specialist barrows which will enable us to move large amounts of material as we rebuild the path. Watch this space! The company laid out the Grandpont Estate and divided it into 231 plots. belonged to Robert Hethe, (fn. In 2007 Judy died, but the familys aspirations were continued, with Addy overseeing the commercial functions of the Hinksey Heights Estate, and John and his partner Jenny, who is a dedicated botanist, looking after the educational and community presence on the trail. Workmen washing sand in the waterworks filter beds in 1914. is crossed by a rifle range 1,000 yards Subsequently William 'recognized his fault' and gave Search. O. W. Craven presented in (fn. Following the complete closure of the Great Western Railway's Grandpont station in 1872 the area between Folly Bridge and the waterworks grounds was cleared and the station buildings and track dismantled and sold off as building materials. Image courtesy of Brasenose College, ref: D0530. 15) Insurers have told residents in an Oxfordshire village it could take up to six months to fix flood damage. (fn. Lake at South Hinksey - geograph.org.uk - 1216985.jpg 640 427; 50 KB. The South Oxford Community Centre was added to the Oxford Heritage Asset Register in July 2018. the lake is split in two, but sides holding fish, the narrower end with many features such as lilies. 22) South Hinksey is The railway brought with it a demand for cheap local housing for railway employees. The resulting crater was filled by natural springs and by seepage from Hinksey Stream, thus forming the lake. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. At the north-west corner of the square of streets 2) I needed people to hold me up, I felt frightened and shocked. 1) but neither When the Community Centre's lower hall was refurbished in 2016 it was named the Brenda Horwood Room. Here, Hinksey Park itself is an 11-acre park, including an open-air swimming pool, off Abingdon Road. Our friends at The Sprout, North Hinkseys parish newsletter, have given us 300 towards the 700 we need to buy a new brush-cutter so that we can keep the paths clear over the summer months. The church of ST. LAWRENCE (fn. After a reluctant start, the pace of house-building on Archer Street accelerated, encouraged no doubt by the gradual completion of the adjoining Grandpont estate and by the beginnings of development to the east: Chilswell Road, Edith Road and Newton Road were laid out in 1889 on a 7-acre piece of land known as Irish Mead, formerly owned by University College. Owing to the insufficiency of the personal blocks and keystones, all of the 18th century. followed the descent of the manor, (fn. In the mid to late 19th century the university had undergone a series of reforms which led to a large increase in the number of students, and hence in the number of academic staff (and their families). Every donation of 50, for example, sponsors one metre of brand new boardwalk. The Nature Reserve, covering more than 12 hectares, is home to diverse wildlife, including robins, magpies, cuckoos, green woodpeckers, bullfinches, deer and red kites. This received condensed steam from the engines so that it could be returned to the boilers for reuse, free from limescale. Oxford's suburban expansion to the east, west and south gathered pace in the 1890s when there was a nationwide building boom, fuelled by rising real wages. 5) The lake is deep and holds, roach, tench and rudd amongst other species. The water, pure and dark like glass, was cold. I remember Hinksey Pools as four pools, filled up from the lake. burial at the hands of the monks, and William We hope her thoughts and words may inspire some of you to embark on a dip a day for 2018. and two years later he acquired the manor of Cumnor. It is on the inside of the ring road and close to the Hinksey Stream, a branch of the River Thames at Oxford. the base and three steps of a stone cross. In the early 1850s a steam engine was built to provide power (hence the tall chimney in the photograph) but regular flooding and the fact that the works were downstream of the St Ebbe's gasworks, and at least five sewage outlets, meant that the water they supplied was still often badly polluted. Abingdon. Old Vicarage, Solth Hinksey, Use our species pages to find the fisheries that suit you. The new works were powered initially by a waterwheel, and a second wheel was added in 1849. 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. of Cumnor, (fn. It was leased to Thomas Peers in 15378, (fn. parish from south-east to north-west, but there is no Hinksey Lake is a long narrow lake supplying coarse angling via season ticket in New Hinksey. was under the invocation of St. John, (fn. This lane the parish, a short distance to the west of Hinksey It is In 1844 the Great Western Railway built the first railway line to Oxford, linking the city to the main London to Bristol line at Didcot. They were bought up by speculative builders, usually in blocks. parapet, and a square turret staircase rising to the base The main pool would have been 120' (36.5m) long and 42' (12.8m) wide. Most of the 114 lots were on a new street called Sunningwell Road. short distance to the north-east called Hinksey Lake footbridge is located 1.6 miles (2575m) from Oxford Railway Station and 4.5 miles (7,242m) from Radley Railway Station. The belfry is lighted by a two-light 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. I didnt really have any days when I didnt want to swim. The 15th-century tower arch is pointed and of two In the Inclosure Act passed in 1814 for the common fields here South Hinksey. calling, I shouted at crows, I left I could do nothing. In 1832 Oxford had suffered the first of three devastating cholera epidemics. The trail was facing closure earlier in the summer due to increased damage to the boardwalk and litter that was being left behind at the two former forest school sites. Instead they decided to hold their own inquiry which was, ironically, delayed by another outbreak of cholera in 1849. After Percy passed away, the family began plans to use the land as a golf course and nature park. 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. The tower is three stages high, with a plain moulded I yearned to learn with them. We gratefully acknowledge the support of TOE, the Trust for Oxfordshires Environment, who have made a generous grant to make this possible. He only sings for about six weeks, so be sure to get on the trail soon if you want to hear him. Hinksey Stream runs past the west of Oxford, a branch of the River Thames. 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. In March 1887 (by which time there were 73 houses on Marlborough Road) the horse-tram service was extended from Carfax along St Aldates and the Abingdon Road as far as the end of Lake Street in New Hinksey, making the area much more accessible. The original boundary between Greenaway's two fields, running parallel to, and between, Lake Street and Post Office Street, is discernible in property boundaries. In the second series of Ordnance Survey maps (1888-1914) the path is shown as a causeway. When it was eventually implemented in 1851, the inquiry recommended the construction of a covered main sewer to a new treatment works south of Oxford, the installation of main drainage to houses, and the replacement of cesspools and privies by proper water closets (WCs). cultivation, (fn. in the 18th century the chancel was largely reconstructed. The rest of the grounds were opened to the public in the 1920s and when the waterworks closed in 1934 they were given to the city to form a public park, sometimes known as Jubilee Park, because it opened in the year of George V's silver jubilee. (fn. The church of ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST, The pools were unheated, but that didn't put children off. Lake Street Studios, . vicar. the south-eastern part of the parish is covered with 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 conversion (except for the laying on of public services, which the Council paid for) was achieved entirely by voluntary labour. How to make any planning relevant and be mindful of my safety whilst opening space for any previously un-encountered experience? Image the Bodleian Library, ref: Bodl GA fol B 71, 132. a window was inserted in the north of the nave, the The Centre Administrator produces a quarterly Newsletter with event lists and news: The latest edition can be found here. 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. water-works of Oxford. Since the 1930s they have been connected by the Southern By-Pass Road. 1889 included for civil purposes in the 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. Car Hire. between his two daughters took place (fn. Lake Street, Oxford, OX1 4RP | Tel: 01865 242666 | Email: enquiries@southoxford.org. The pumping station with its chimney can be seen in the background. which till the middle of the 19th century at least granted to the abbey of Abingdon in the beginning Always check you can fish lawfully before starting. The plate consists of a silver chalice and paten of The pump and engine houses were designed by the engineer James Jones who became the works' first manager. A management committee was set up, with Gibbs as Chairman, to run what became known as the South Ward Social Guild. 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. families. Thoughts, feelings, ideas to be written as they came into the mind, with no outcome in mind, but rather to unblock writing, to let out what is said inside, to hear oneself more deeply and to listen. The Bishop of Oxford has been patron I stopped in a doorway overcome by and unsure of the question of my responsibility to fellow humans. The Jarvis family, for example, built at least 35 houses on Marlborough Road, and the Phipps family at least 26. estate, the sum of 90 only was paid in respect of Description. incumbent is referred to as chaplain and not as 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. Hotels. New Hinksey, was built in 1870 and rebuilt in 1900, It was known The main high road through the After several months of hard work and persistence through terrible weather, our intrepid volunteers have completed a major renovation and improvement programme around the fallen tree just below the Upper Lake, informally known as Henrys Constriction. Its incredible to think that he has flown all the way to from the Congo to visit us this summer. and was annexed to South Hinksey till 1885. We also extend our grateful thanks to North Hinksey Parish Council for their additional support for equipment, which is greatly appreciated. Match fishing tackle: BROWSE NOW Details Information: Use our species pages to find the fisheries that suit you: CARP, PIKE, TENCH, TROUT, CATFISH, BARBEL. All our manpower, and the hundreds of hours put into to our work sessions is voluntary and unpaid, but materials have to be purchased and we to restock our supplies to maintain this exciting momentum, and sustain repairs and maintenance as more people come to enjoy the Trail. She began her journey around the winter solstice not the cosiest of times to start such an endeavour, but there was a reason she felt compelled to start it then. This Oxfordshire location article is a stub. Hengestesige (x cent. The Weirs of Hinksey The Oxford Building & Investment Company's Grandpont estate map, 1879. The park was laid out in the 1930s on the site of the former Victorian waterworks, and has a large lake, boating pond In 1902 the eastern section of the grounds nearest Abingdon Road (known as Hinksey Step) was handed over to the Corporations Playground Committee (and is still the site of a playground and sports field today). mentioned as a chapel to Cumnor The nature trail is a place for people from the local area to come to enjoy a walk or a picnic by the pond. Help; English (UK) EN India INR INR () Flights. Date stone on the front of 2 Cobden Crescent. After the War, two of the pools were made into one large one.'. with the manor to Sir John Williams. 20) endowed by the Earl of Abingdon in the same way, Like most waterworks, it initially employed steam power, first using beam engines and later compound vertical and horizontal engines. I started choosing five photos from each day and saved them, neatly organised on my laptop. Oxford 17 November, bequeathed 200 out of which The stench, too, in their houses arising from the flood is in some cases very offensive.' Around 25 years ago I stumbled across morning pages; writing every morning as a stream of consciousness to rekindle creativity. The dank brown of trees and earth on dull rocky greys contrasted the iridescence of green moss. consols with the official trustees. rent of 22s. monks reversed his decision and restored the mill. is of two lights under a square head, and below it is the abbot was returned as lord of North Hinksey and The railway line running north from Hinksey Lake, together with the station site and approach road, had all been raised above flood level upon embankments and the ground was therefore ideal for house-building. Oxfordshire History Centre, ref: OXFO 352.6. This free content was digitised by double rekeying. In 1974, many of the places associated with the name were transferred from the county of Berkshire in the county boundary changes. South Oxford Community Centre - Lake Street, Oxford, OX1 4RP | Tel: 01865 242666 | Email: enquiries@southoxford.org South Oxford Community Centre South Oxford Community Centre occupies a large Victorian building in Lake Street, off the Abingdon Road, about one mile from Oxford city centre. 7) It 8d., which 19) Alluvium, with some Corallian Beds in the western Housing development south of New Hinksey In 1891 William Farthing, a London architect and surveyor, laid out a housing estate immediately south of New Hinksey. The nave and chancel appear to have been built This website is a guide and cannot guarantee full coverage of venues, nor accuracy of the information provided. It looks out across the popular Hinksey Park. Customer comments 1.0 A Welcoming Place Hinksey Park lies just to the south of the city centre, on the Abingdon Road, which forms one of the main arterial routes in to Oxford. Photos courtesy of Jenny Atkinson, Ruth Stavris and Nick Thorn. The Centre runs a regular bingo group each Wednesday. Hinksey Lake footbridge is located 1.6 miles (2575m) from Oxford Railway Station and 4.5 miles (7,242m) from Radley Railway Station. 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. The railway came into Oxford parallel to, and just to the west of, the Abingdon Road, and terminated at a station just south-west of Folly Bridge. This Oxfordshire location article is a stub. He divided the two fields into lots and sold them in 1847 and 1849. Please make a donation to our Winter 2022Appeal if you can. There were 92 lots, 16 feet wide and 120 to 130 feet deep, most with frontages on to a new street called Norreys Avenue. came into existence; the present works were constructed in 1854, and have since been largely extended. The place-name is of Old English origin. By March 1881, 13 houses on Marlborough Road were occupied and 24 more were in the process of being built. Salter insisted on seeing the plans of each house before building could commence and, being a Methodist and tee-totaller, forbade the sale of liquor on any lot for 25 years without his consent. In 1880 the photographer and social campaigner Henry Taunt challenged the mayor to prove that it was fit to drink. By partnering with Ridgefield Consulting in this way we can maximise our investment in the Trail while ensuring that we have the best accounting advice just a phone call away.. It is sometimes called 'the local list' and gives buildings a degree of extra protection in planning terms should proposals be put forward to radically alter or demolish them. side aisles. The new houses were occupied by families pursuing a wide variety of trades. Over the summer when possible I swam daily here. During a cold new year break the Gresswell and Brimble families opened up the near-impenetrable permissive footpath from the farmyard to the top of the Harcourt Hill bridleway, which became the nature trail that exists today. 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. 6) The mill remained in the possession west tower was added in the following century, and The roof-top balcony and caf can be seen in the background. whose land in Bayworth (q.v) it had been attached. Hinksey Lake. 2. The city corporation waterworks opened at Lake Street in 1856. https://www.instagram.com/tv/CcveyXAoRsP/. the valley of the Isis. A roof-top caf was added in 1960, though it was removed again in the late 1970s. Children enjoying Hinksey Pools in 1965. The park is proud to fly its Green Flag Award. [8], The art critic John Ruskin (18191900) used to walk between Abingdon, where he stayed at the Crown and Thistle, and Oxford. 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. 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. After closure in 1856 the waterworks building became a flock mill and from 1892 it was part of the City Engineer's Depot. this parish consists of the yearly sum of 6s. Two of the beds now form the open-air swimming pool. 9) Its later Now that the national lockdown has been eased, the trail volunteers are back out in force. Sometimes poems came that seemed to have grown within me. Salter laid out the estate in 105 lots with frontages to the Abingdon Road, Whitehouse Road, Kineton Road and an extension of Chilswell Road. The Nature Reserve, covering more than 12 hectares, is home to diverse wildlife, including robins, magpies, cuckoos, green woodpeckers, bullfinches, deer and red kites. See our membership page for details of becoming a member of the Community Association and support the Centre by making a donation, helping at events or consider becoming a Trustee. (fn. about 1636. [2] The Hinksey villages were not mentioned as separate villages until 1316. by a scheme of the Charity Commissioners, 5 February 1886, for the St. Aldate's, (Click image to close), The development of these local history pages was kindly sponsored by, Great Western Railway built the first railway line to Oxford, two large fields west of the Abingdon Road and half a mile south of Folly Bridge, the Berkshire House and the New Hinksey Inn, Great Western Railway's Grandpont station, the Oxford boatbuilder based at Folly Bridge, meaning of street names in Grandpont and South Oxford, Interesting aspects of South Oxford's history. Folly Bridge from the east, with the 17th-century waterworks and the hexagonal tower of Friar Bacon's study at the southern end. We have been fortunate in securing funding from our friends at the Trust for Oxfordshires Environment to enable us to lay drainage and create limestone surfaces on the boggier sections of the path. 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