A simple but attractive decorative scheme using dark blue engineering bricks (some stamped 'Joseph Hamblet West Bromwich') was used around the windows of the Davey engine house. residue in the distribution of coal among all the poor I would feel my legs tingling at night, warm in bed, as if they dreamt of rooting into the earth and, though blood-warm inside, they seemed to be yearning for a time before mammal, when they might swim through the very earth cold as stone, maybe sharing the very dreams of water, to journey to the ocean. A stroll along the nature trail offers stunning views down onto the city of Oxford and winds through woodland, reedland and fen. Hinksey (q.v.). 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. The footbridge links the village of South Hinksey with the South Oxford suburb of New Hinksey and provides a Public Right of Way (PRoW) between the residential areas (Figure 1.1). square-headed window in each face with uncusped The waterworks can be seen on this plan of 1844, drawn up when wharves in the area were being sold at auction. Lake Street Studios, . This brought back memories of that daily practice. We gratefully acknowledge the support of TOE, the Trust for Oxfordshires Environment, who have made a generous grant to make this possible. From the 'Vellum Book' schedule of the property of the city of Oxford, Oxfordshire History Centre. They were bought up by speculative builders, usually in blocks. rent of 22s. 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. came into existence; the present works were constructed in 1854, and have since been largely extended. The first mention of The only road access to the village is via the bypass. Image courtesy of Brasenose College, ref: D0530. with water from Hinksey since its water-works first (fn. 29) In 1814 these were commuted for a payment As the population of New Hinksey expanded, it was decided to build a chapel of . 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. Each field was laid out with a single main street running down its centre from the Abingdon Road towards the railway. The roof is I spread out my arms and legs, could I fly? in the 18th century the chancel was largely reconstructed. A Community Fridge is a project started with funding from Oxford City Council in 2022 and provides an opportunity for the local community to help reduce food waste by both donating and saving surplus produce going to waste. 9) Its later What had been the cooling pond became a boating lake. Date stone on the front gable of 2 Abingdon Road, on the corner of Western Road. (fn. At the south end of it The scheme was approved by the City Council in 1937 but must have later fallen foul of spending cuts, as sadly it was never realised. A History of the County of Berkshire: Volume 4. is a small bellcote containing one bell. third windows of the south wall are simple 13thcentury lancets and the second window is of two A wild swimmer drowned in Hinksey Lake, a coroner concluded. 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. 5) The parish of South Hinksey covers 765 acres in the valley of the Isis. I felt contained in my own skin again, above my head the green tree canopy feeling strangely protective. Its incredible to think that he has flown all the way to from the Congo to visit us this summer. Abingdon. porch. We have already completed major work in the approach to the lower lake from the golf club gate, and expect to finish a further section in the area of OPT meadow gate by the end of September. There are several old quarries in the western part (Eventually charges were introduced - in 1960 it was 1 shilling [5p] for adults and 6 old pence [2p] for children, though children could swim for free before 1pm). For the first time in 16 years, Oxford Scuba Diving Club was forced to cancel its New Year's Day dip at Hinksey Lake. Hinksey Lake footbridge is located 1.6 miles (2575m) from Oxford Railway Station and 4.5 miles (7,242m) from Radley Railway Station. This site, like many others, uses small files called cookies to help us improve and customize your experience. We were all together for a moment, Miles like a water baby, my mother a seal in a full wet suit at 76, my father near her to help, Jos still presence glowed amongst the trees. 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. The pools were open from 1st May until 30th September, but in 1980 problems with the water supply and poor weather led to the season being restricted to only 20 weeks. Hotels. Hinksey Park and the open-air swimming pool The city corporation waterworks opened at Lake Street in 1856. Image Oxfordshire County Council, Oxfordshire History Centre, ref: d252223a. Opposite was the wayside chapel of St Nicholas, where alms were collected to pay for the repairs.). The Community Caf reopened on Tuesday 20th September. The first and In 1880 the photographer and social campaigner Henry Taunt challenged the mayor to prove that it was fit to drink. 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. 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. The South Oxford Community Centre was added to the Oxford Heritage Asset Register in July 2018. I didnt really have any days when I didnt want to swim. The west window, of similar date, 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. Image The Oxfordshire County Council, the Oxfordshire History Centre, ref D273566a (Click image to close), Looking along Lake Street towards the Abingdon Road during flooding in 1890. The Cuckoo is back! Wootton, another chapelry of Cumnor, was was granted to George Owen in 1547, (fn. Hinksey Hill Farm lies on Hinksey Hill, close to South Hinksey. New Hinksey, was built in 1870 and rebuilt in 1900, 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.' Lake at South Hinksey - geograph.org.uk - 1216985.jpg 640 427; 50 KB. (fn. calling, I shouted at crows, I left I could do nothing. plinth. 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. the legacy, which was invested in 93 10s. [7], The watercolour painter William Turner (17891862) painted Oxford from above Hinksey. This drawing covers part of the Thames Valley in the counties of Buckinghamshire, Berkshire and Oxfordshire. As the houses were built, so were shops and pubs, St Matthew's church, and Oxford's first football ground. Website design by JSummerton. 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. The large inlet pipe which fed water from Hinksey Lake into the swimming pools is still in place, just to the west of the Community Centre. The church of South Hinksey is A very old one on the footpath from timber north porch is modern. 3) After the death There is seating indoors or in the yard. Image Oxfordshire County Council, Oxfordshire History Centre, ref: HT134. 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. Rectory. was to be given to every poor widow, and any (i) mixed entries 1670 to 1715; (ii) mixed entries The parish was part of Berkshire until the 1974 boundary changes transferred it to Oxfordshire . 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 Lake Street waterworks ceased operation in 1934 because new waterworks had been built at Swinford. Learn more about how we use cookies in our Privacy Policy, and also find links to the privacy policy of Google and other data holders whose applications are present on or integrated with this website. Their outstretched wings loomed. Please make a donation to our Winter 2022Appeal if you can. 32) and is now South Hinksey Lake Oxford Over the summer when possible I swam daily here. Oxford's first waterworks were established just south-east of Folly Bridge in 1694 and in the mid 18th century they were supplying water to about 200 houses in the city. edges, perhaps of the 13th century. Car Hire. That river forms its eastern now a separate vicarage. Examples (by the Jericho iron foundry Lucy & Co) are at 2-6 and 38-42 Western Road. Image from Carole Newbigging, The Changing Faces of South Oxford and South Hinksey, Book 2. The Radburn family outside 50 Chilswell Road in c. 1905. Click here to see a video tour on our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CcveyXAoRsP/, Oxford Accountants support Hinksey Heights Nature Trail. The footbridge links the village of South Hinksey with the South Oxford suburb of New Hinksey and provides a Public Right of Way (PRoW) between the residential areas (Figure 1.1). In 2020 the volunteers formed a not-for-profit company, Hinksey Trail Regeneration CIC, to source the funding needed to realise our long-term goals for the trail. 6) The mill remained in the possession 28), Before 1743 Montagu second Earl of Abingdon Around 25 years ago I stumbled across morning pages; writing every morning as a stream of consciousness to rekindle creativity. Matthew Arnold (1822-1888) mentions Hinksey in his poems Thyrsis and The Scholar Gipsy. Salter laid out the estate in 105 lots with frontages to the Abingdon Road, Whitehouse Road, Kineton Road and an extension of Chilswell Road. When I started swimming outdoors eight years ago I felt another loosening of this inner sediment, a way opening inside me. This Oxfordshire location article is a stub. In 1936 the former filter beds of the waterworks were converted into swimming and paddling pools, known as the Jubilee Pools. There are 4 ways to get from Summertown to South Hinksey by bus, taxi or foot. Old Vicarage, Solth Hinksey, The Centre Administrator produces a quarterly Newsletter with event lists and news: The latest edition can be found here. The parish includes the residential area of Hinksey Hill about 0.5 miles (800 m) south of the village. United Kingdom. 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. Image Oxfordshire County Council, Oxfordshire History Centre, ref: D263922a. There is also a suburb called New Hinksey to the south of the town centre, which contains the Oxford City Council ward Hinksey Park. Gordon Street was at this time called Cross Street and Vicarage Road was Post Office Street. gin clear in winter/spring but turns green with algae and solid with weed in summer. Pages on this website do NOT confer a right to fish, nor to fish in a certain way. Thereafter houses appeared in blocks dotted along either side. 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. The railway brought with it a demand for cheap local housing for railway employees. The living of New Hinksey There is also a suburb called New Hinksey to the south of the town centre, which contains the Oxford City Council ward Hinksey Park. by The Nature Reserve, covering more than 12 hectares, is home to diverse wildlife, including robins, magpies, cuckoos, green woodpeckers, bullfinches, deer and red kites. burial at the hands of the monks, and William parish is that leading from Oxford to This website is a guide and cannot guarantee full coverage of venues, nor accuracy of the information provided. The committee included Mrs Horwood of Marlborough Road, whose 12-year-old daughter Brenda became treasurer. The soil is clay, gravel and loam on a subsoil of The Oxford West and Abingdon County Constituency, List of parliamentary constituencies in Oxfordshire, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hinksey&oldid=1139109358, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 13 February 2023, at 11:59. In the second series of Ordnance Survey maps (1888-1914) the path is shown as a causeway. Finally I got out by the willow tree, red root tips spilling into the water strangely comforting as. which till the middle of the 19th century at least On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. head and two quatrefoil drains. 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. 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. The pumping station with its chimney can be seen in the background. (Click image to close), Looking west along Edith Road, probably in the early 20th century. At the point where the Abingdon (fn. A website by Gorge Services Ltd. All rights reserved. To explore The Year of Magical Swimming on the Wild Swim Map click here. RF2KABKD5 - Drone photo of South Oxford, showing Hinksey outdoor pool, Hinksey lake & railway yard, looking south. Hinksey Lake in South Oxford However, in these unprecedented times, Hinksey Lake has become a hot-spot for open water swimming, primarily because of its close proximity to the city centre, making it a location inside the remit of the COVID-19 travel restrictions. Ferry Hinksey Road is a road in west Oxford. 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. These swims were both ordinary and extraordinary. The project to build a boardwalk through the reserve began in 2003, carried out by students from Peers School (now Oxford Academy), which improved access through marshy areas of the reserve. The Nature Reserve, covering more than 12 hectares, is home to diverse wildlife, including robins, magpies, cuckoos, green woodpeckers, bullfinches, deer and red kites. 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. 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. 2s. (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. Oxfordshire History Centre, ref: OXFO 352.6. Organisers decided Tier 4 coronavirus restrictions meant the dive could not go . under that of St. Lawrence. noticeable that in the Act of Inclosure South Daily practice was essential to remove the element of personal choice and whim, and offer continuity in meeting something beyond myself, and was endlessly fascinating. The present owner of the estate is the Earl of The line terminated with a station just to the south-west of Folly Bridge. 12), At the Dissolution South Hinksey came to the More pressing was a calling to vast watery life from deep within me, and how to give expression to this deeper instinct. 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. He divided the two fields into lots and sold them in 1847 and 1849. 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. It has always been difficult to get between North Hinksey to the north-west and South Hinksey. 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. 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. The original boundary between Greenaway's two fields, running parallel to, and between, Lake Street and Post Office Street, is discernible in property boundaries. 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. A number of martial arts groups run at the Centre for children and adults as well as several yoga groups. Recommended option. with the manor to Sir John Williams. since 1909. That river forms its eastern boundary, and a branch of it, known as Hinksey Stream, leaves the main stream at North Hinksey, Old Vicarage, Solth Hinksey, flows through this parish, and joins the river again some distance to the south-east of the village. The London and North Western Railway (LNWR) opened its station at the eastern end of the Botley Road in 1851 (where the Sad Business School is now) and a year later the Great Western Railway (GWR) opened its new station immediately adjacent (where the current railway station is). Owing to the insufficiency of the personal How? Until the middle of the 18th century South Hinksey was in the parish of Cumnor. Every morning is a new day and the world is a new place, Going to the riverbank or the lake or the sea will always change me, Gratitude to be able to go out into nature, Gratitude for the choice to swim and the freedom and safety to move around freely, Gratitude for precious moments in solitude in nature, Amazement my body carries me through my life and it would like the mind to be open and happy, Take one step at a time and dont think ahead, be in the present moment, Be aware and present, feel the air on the surfaces of the body, the temperature of the air, the breezes on the skin, the feet on the ground, feel the action of gravity on the body and the work you are doing to maintain position, posture and movement of body, Breathe, feel each breath of the day, be aware and present. A new pumping station (now the South Oxford Community Centre) was built at the western end of the road leading to the lake - Lake Street - and it opened in 1856. 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. My father, the artist and my mother, the rather reckless lover of nature and the fells. When I began daily swimming I added the location of each swim, sometimes I added the time. 2. Between Whitehouse Lane (now Whitehouse Road) and Hinksey Lake another strip of former railway land, just under two acres, was bought from the GWR in 1882 by James Archer, an Oxford carrier and coal merchant whose business was later called Archer Cowley & Co. Archer laid out sixty plots on the west side of a new street called Archer Street. Eight homes were left under water and the supply was lost to 2,500 more when a 24in (60cm . Top News. I stopped in a doorway overcome by and unsure of the question of my responsibility to fellow humans. (fn. 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 Jan 2023 - 14 Jan 2023. Hinksey Mill. families. Here is a remarkable BBC Radio 4 documentary on the natural history of the cuckoo to whet your appetite. The place-name is of Old English origin. The nave has a two-light square-headed 14thcentury window in the north wall and further west 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. and in the manor of Cumnor (fn. 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. The physician Henry Acland's pioneering work on the epidemiology of the outbreaks showed that the mortality rate, which was particularly high in the crowded working-class parishes of St Aldates, St Clement's, St Thomas's and St Ebbe's, was related to poor housing and to lack of proper drainage and sanitation. cultivation, (fn. the east, north and south walls, with external impost The pools were unheated, but that didn't put children off. That day I sat by the lake as if dreaming, insects hovering around me. monks reversed his decision and restored the mill. (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. Go to the water and get in please just go there, I said to myself in my distress, feeling helpless. seisin, but after hearing representations from the 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. [1] It may also mean "island of a man named Hengest", but there is no evidence to link the place to the historical Hengest. HH Crawley, 'History of Oxford's Water Supply'. 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. Could I carry anything in my toes or my mouth? On reaching the old rope swing I drew a breath taking in the unbelievable beauty. [4], The Carfax Conduit from Hinksey Hill to Carfax in the centre of Oxford was completed in 1617. Feel what you feel, I heard myself say. SOUTH HINKSEY. (fn. The Jarvis family, for example, built at least 35 houses on Marlborough Road, and the Phipps family at least 26. They underwent extensive refurbishment and re-opened, heated, in 1997. (Click image to close), The development of these local history pages was kindly sponsored by, Interesting aspects of South Oxford's history, a new extension of the railway from Oxford to Banbury, decorative scheme using dark blue engineering bricks. Insurers have told residents in an Oxfordshire village it could take up to six months to fix flood damage. the abbot was returned as lord of North Hinksey and whose land in Bayworth (q.v) it had been attached. Once the former railway line had been removed following the closure of Grandpont Station in 1872 the water company bought seven acres of land immediately north of the pumping station from University College (an area known as the Step Ground) and dug out a cooling pond (now the boating lake). blocks and keystones, all of the 18th century. The city corporation waterworks opened at Lake Street in 1856. He only sings for about six weeks, so be sure to get on the trail soon if you want to hear him. At its south end is the church of St. Lawrence. 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. The chancel has a plain round-headed window in The City Council approved the plan in May 1899 subject to the width of Kineton Road being increased from 30 feet to 36 feet. complained to the king that the mill had been The early history of SOUTH HINKSEY is identical with that of North The water, pure and dark like glass, was cold. Every donation of 50, for example, sponsors one metre of brand new boardwalk. Hengestesige (x cent. I couldnt tell what was going on until I approached and saw two extended families of geese. About a quarter of the land in this parish is under 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. Thames and Hinksey Stream was in It looks out across the popular Hinksey Park. Geese hissed in vain, the gosling helpless, no way of loosening the grip, just calling. (Click image to close), Map accompanying Daniel Trinder's Award 1844, showing the proposed line of the Great Western Railway as it approached Oxford, just to the west of the Abingdon Road [east is at the top]. It is best viewed from the footbridge that carries a footpath from the end of Lake Street towards South Hinksey. On the eastern side of Abingdon Road, where most of the land was owned by University College and Brasenose College, regular flooding prevented development and there were few buildings other than those of Eastwyke Farm and the nearby toll house. I needed people to hold me up, I felt frightened and shocked. The share applicable to 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). They relied on a waterwheel to power a three-barrelled pump. You can see parts of the plans here and here. They splashed and dived, teaching their three young to fish. that it was the quarry from which the stones had been For more tips on swimming year round, head to 6 tips for Cold Water Swimming. the middle of the 18th century. of the abbey, and it appears from the rules that a 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. 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. At least 31 builders and building families were involved, most erecting a handful of houses, some responsible for large numbers. Conditions improved when main drainage was extended to the suburb in 1875, though flooding was still a regular problem, as in other low-lying areas of the city. My travelling companions were precious friends from a co-housing project there, committed to realising new visions of co-housing. is the City Hospital for Infectious 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. We also extend our grateful thanks to North Hinksey Parish Council for their additional support for equipment, which is greatly appreciated. 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. (Click image to close), Plan of the Lake Street waterworks and their surroundings in the early 1930s. (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. The Centre has a number of rooms for hire, all reasonably priced for small or larger family occasions, group meetings, exercise and recreational classes, training and seminars. The filtered water was stored in newly-built underground tanks. by The Old Vicarage, 41 Lake Street, New Hinksey, Oxford OX1 4RP . side aisles. 22) South Hinksey is Outdoor Swimming Society 2023 Terms & Conditions Shop Terms & Conditions Delivery & Returns. 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