The church of South Hinksey is timber north porch is modern. Hinksey Park Management Plan 2018-2022 . This was a childhood swimming place for me. (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. South Hinksey. at Oxford. for the complete church includes an aisled chancel. New Hinksey belongs to the ecclesiastical parish of South Hinksey, but the 15) (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. The city has supplied itself It has always been difficult to get between North Hinksey to the north-west and South Hinksey. 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. The Bishop of Oxford has been patron 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. Here, Hinksey Park itself is an 11-acre park, including an open-air swimming pool, off Abingdon Road. Hinksey Stream runs past the west of Oxford, a branch of the River Thames. Organisers decided Tier 4 coronavirus restrictions meant the dive could not go . of this parish. South Oxford Community Association, Registered Charity Number 304351. The nature trail is a place for people from the local area to come to enjoy a walk or a picnic by the pond. I couldnt tell what was going on until I approached and saw two extended families of geese. 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. From the 'Vellum Book' schedule of the property of the city of Oxford, Oxfordshire History Centre. I swam amongst water lilies glimpsing light through their roots and water surface canopies. A History of the County of Berkshire: Volume 4. The Hinksey Heights Nature Trail is a privately-owned permissive path connecting with Chilswell Valley and Harcourt Hill and leading to other famous local walks. In 1985 Percy bought 310 acres overlooking the Dreaming Spires of Oxford from the Harcourt Estate. 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. The lake is deep and holds, roach, tench and rudd amongst other species. Thomas Fawkner's charity, 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. is the City Hospital for Infectious Reproduced by kind permission of Mrs Sylvia Foreman. 8d., which 10) The committee included Mrs Horwood of Marlborough Road, whose 12-year-old daughter Brenda became treasurer. The growth of New Hinksey slowed after only a few years because of the gradual movement of railway activity from South to West Oxford. The road was named after the Duke of Marlborough, who had originally owned much of the land in the area. 1889 included for civil purposes in the was granted to George Owen in 1547, (fn. Two of the beds now form the open-air swimming pool. I remember Hinksey Pools as four pools, filled up from the lake. All rights reserved. erection of this new church accounts for the change of the abbey, and it appears from the rules that a What a lot we have achieved in 2022! I have kept a dream diary for years. Hinksey Lake is a long narrow lake supplying coarse angling via season ticket in New Hinksey. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. When I began daily swimming I added the location of each swim, sometimes I added the time. The first mention of (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. The plan is oriented to the east, with a compass depicted at middle right. Subsequently William 'recognized his fault' and gave Crown. was paid for it to the chamberlain. Image from Carole Newbigging, The Changing Faces of South Oxford and South Hinksey, Book 3 (Robert Boyd Publications, 2003). 6d. He only sings for about six weeks, so be sure to get on the trail soon if you want to hear him. the same descent, through the Norreys and Bertie Unsurprisingly, therefore, most Oxford inhabitants still preferred to rely on wells; in 1851 less than 10% of houses took the city water supply. The pumping station with its chimney can be seen in the background. Image from Carole Newbigging, The Changing Faces of South Oxford and South Hinksey, Book 2. 12), At the Dissolution South Hinksey came to the The chancel has a plain round-headed window in The west window, of similar date, Description After closure in 1856 the waterworks building became a flock mill and from 1892 it was part of the City Engineer's Depot. of the 12th century by William de Seacourt, to calling, I shouted at crows, I left I could do nothing. the Hinkseys as separate vills occurs in 1316, when 5) The railway brought with it a demand for cheap local housing for railway employees. Since the 1930s they have been connected by the Southern By-Pass Road. 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. 18). Johns history with the land up at Hinksey Heights goes back to 1954. 6) The mill remained in the possession Could I carry anything in my toes or my mouth? That day I sat by the lake as if dreaming, insects hovering around me. HH Crawley, 'History of Oxford's Water Supply'. incumbent is referred to as chaplain and not as Houses were built with front gardens edged by dwarf walls topped by iron railings. the abbot was returned as lord of North Hinksey and The parish was part of Berkshire until the 1974 boundary changes transferred it to Oxfordshire. 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. He afterwards came to the conclusion, however, This map, drawn to accompany Henry Acland's Memoir on the cholera at Oxford, shows how many houses had been built in New Hinksey by 1854. (fn. of 2s. I moved away from the lilies to leave and their alarm calls rang out, direct and resonant. (fn. 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. Image Oxfordshire County Council, Oxfordshire History Centre, ref: OXFO 352.6 MC3 packet 2, folder 43, 1. Occasionally I would write reflective passages on my state of mind. There were facilities for indoor games darts and table tennis a sewing room for dressmaking and other needlework, and a large hall which could be used for social events and as a gymnasium. 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 which forms New Hinksey are the reservoirs and Both estates were intended for a superior class of artisans' dwellings. The vicar lives at the suburb of Oxford known They relied on a waterwheel to power a three-barrelled pump. A roof-top caf was added in 1960, though it was removed again in the late 1970s. bells. (fn. which till the middle of the 19th century at least 13th-century chancel arch is low, narrow, and pointed, A34 Oxford Southern Bypass Road, South Hinksey - geograph.org.uk - 3295084.jpg 640 480; 369 KB. Skyscanner. The original 1856 engine house faced Lake Street and the boiler house was immediately to the east of it. tithes. After a recent public appeal, we are delighted to have the generous pro bono support of Botley-based accountants Ridgefield Consulting. It was demolished in 1971 and houses on Shirelake Close now stand on the site. endowed by the Earl of Abingdon in the same way, Cobden Crescent is curved because it follows the line of a culverted stream. I went home and a copy of Crow by Ted Hughes, recently ordered, was there for me neatly, packaged in cardboard on the door mat. When I started swimming outdoors eight years ago I felt another loosening of this inner sediment, a way opening inside me. She and her husband had a release of this and other The Corporation bought the lake in 1854 for use as a reservoir in association with its new Lake Street waterworks. Below she shares her year of magical swimming with us. The new houses were occupied by families pursuing a wide variety of trades. What had been the cooling pond became a boating lake. In 1877 Charlotte Faulkener, by her will proved at For more tips on swimming year round, head to 6 tips for Cold Water Swimming. Henry Norreys was created Lord Norreys in 1572, (fn. I had made friends with trees there, also reeds and grasses, an imprint of the horizon beyond on my minds eye alongside bird companions; cormorants, herons, geese and swans. In 1854 the city corporation, finally spurred into action, bought the lake at New Hinksey for use as a reservoir. The early history of SOUTH HINKSEY is identical with that of North Image Oxfordshire County Council, Oxfordshire History Centre, ref: D267117a. I logged stories about encounters with fishermen and boaters. This was simply a continuation of Marlborough Road, and by 1892 its separate name had been given up. The Lake Street waterworks ceased operation in 1934 because new waterworks had been built at Swinford. 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. But in 1856 the city waterworks were established at the end of Lake Street (now the South Oxford Community Centre), with grounds (now Hinksey Park) extending north as far as Eastwyke ditch. chargeable upon lands allotted to the earl. 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. 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. Website design by JSummerton. The parish of South Hinksey covers 765 acres in the valley of the Isis. surplus income was to be distributed in fuel, clothing, By March 1881, 13 houses on Marlborough Road were occupied and 24 more were in the process of being built. The alkaline fen is among the most bio-diverse habitats, supporting a rich variety of invertebrates and plants. However, the ecclesiastical parish continues to include New Hinksey. (fn. 3) After the death the Weirs Mill. 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.. (Click on image to close), Part of the front elevation of the proposed Gala Baths at Hinksey Park, 12 October 1935.Reproduced by kind permission of Oxford City Council, ref: 15516. 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. Originally published by Victoria County History, London, 1924. [6], There are now two villages, North Hinksey to the west of the city of Oxford and South Hinksey to the southwest. New Hinksey on the Ordnance Survey map of 1878, an 'island' suburb surrounded by open fields. 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. 24) and remained so till In the Inclosure Act passed in 1814 for the common fields here the base and three steps of a stone cross. Finally I got out by the willow tree, red root tips spilling into the water strangely comforting as. Hinksey Hill Farm lies on Hinksey Hill, close to South Hinksey. (In the medieval period this had been the site of a Hermitage or Bridgewrights' house, occupied by the bridge hermits who were responsible for the repair of the Grandpont causeway and South (Folly) Bridge. 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. In the flash of an eye, that lasted forever, a large relentless crow landed briefly, hooking a small gosling into its beak, and flew off. (Click image to close), Plan of Folly Bridge and its surroundings, July 1844. (fn. one time a mill in South Hinksey of children. with water from Hinksey since its water-works first 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. Teachers and students from local schools are also welcome to come and use the trail for outdoor education. 32) and is now "The lake is about 4,000 square metres - it is a huge battery. I wanted to look huge, I couldnt bear any doubt, the birds must be certain of my being a large mammal they couldnt carry. South Hinksey. (fn. as New Hinksey, which sprang up in the 19th century between the Thames and the Hinksey Stream. in 1712 as resembling 'military fortifications.' Wherever my mind is going I picture myself there having just swum in the river with a glowing gold aura all around my body. Acland and other reformers pressed for Oxford to adopt the 1848 Health of Towns Act, but whilst the university's commissioners were in favour, most of the city's representatives opposed it, fearing loss of local autonomy. 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. Top News. Hotels in South Hinksey. 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. by a scheme of the Charity Commissioners, 5 February 1886, for the St. Aldate's, 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. 1716 to 1812; (iii) marriages 1754 to 1812. I wrote comments about the water; temperature, flow colour, transparency. Matthew Arnold (1822-1888) mentions Hinksey in his poems Thyrsis and The Scholar Gipsy. I used to hide from that aged five or six, but now Im so pleased to have music running through my veins. At the west end 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. Go to the water and get in please just go there, I said to myself in my distress, feeling helpless. vicar. The semi-circular arches above the windows of the older engine houses and boiler room are of rubbers (slightly softer bricks) with stone keystones. To the north of the interchange between the A34 and the A423. Brenda Horwood was involved with the Community Centre for the rest of her life. Here he built six- and seven-roomed artisan houses of which ten fronted the existing street and the rest a new cul-de-sac which he called Summerfield. 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 main high road through the founded by will, 1609, is regulated It looks out across the popular Hinksey Park. [4], The Carfax Conduit from Hinksey Hill to Carfax in the centre of Oxford was completed in 1617. parish is that leading from Oxford to Here are extracts from Ordnance Survey maps of 1878, 1900, 1921 and 1939 (original scale 1:2,500) showing the development of Grandpont and New Hinksey: In 1891 William Farthing, a London architect and surveyor, laid out a housing estate immediately south of New Hinksey. that there was a manor here. that it was the quarry from which the stones had been Moments of mammalian gold creep all over my body, The water dips suddenly, so suddenly that my shoulders rush around myself from all sides, In my lungs a rushing once drowsy comes deep and downy, Innocent light runs into my eyes blinding me, Lost to the course of life which runs through a distant memory and into life. 2s. 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). seisin, but after hearing representations from the 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. Image Oxfordshire County Council, Oxfordshire History Centre, ref: HT134. United Kingdom. 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. Avec carte, photos et avis d'autres cyclistes. The Old Vicarage, 41 Lake Street, New Hinksey, Oxford OX1 4RP . intersecting rivulets and is liable to floods. history is not recorded, and it seems to have fallen junction between the streams, and then I needed people to hold me up, I felt frightened and shocked. and was annexed to South Hinksey till 1885. 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. As I rested there moor hens came out of hiding, I was forgotten me. the south-eastern part of the parish is covered with How to hold conscious intention with a yet unknown outcome? (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). granted to the abbey of Abingdon in the beginning Plots were put up for auction on 1 October 1879 and 173 were sold for 6,590. plinth. [2] The Hinksey villages were not mentioned as separate villages until 1316. 15 ft. 9 in., nave 42 ft. 9 in. Hinksey Lake is the nearest dive-able body of water to Oxford BSAC. By the following year he had finished a number of houses for letting purposes. Description. Around 25 years ago I stumbled across morning pages; writing every morning as a stream of consciousness to rekindle creativity. Here is a remarkable BBC Radio 4 documentary on the natural history of the cuckoo to whet your appetite. 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. (fn. Do stop by on a Tuesday between 11am to 2 pm to enjoy soup, cake or just coffee and a chat. They were bought up by speculative builders, usually in blocks. Please make a donation to our Winter 2022Appeal if you can. There is another mill a moulded capitals. 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). Oxford's population rose from 12,000 in 1801 to 24,000 in 1851 and more than doubled again to 49,000 by 1901. A stroll along the nature trail offers stunning views down onto the city of Oxford and winds through woodland, reedland and fen. (fn. complained to the king that the mill had been Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2rio's travel planner. 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). This website is a guide and cannot guarantee full coverage of venues, nor accuracy of the information provided. (i) mixed entries 1670 to 1715; (ii) mixed entries The church of ST. LAWRENCE (fn. The parish includes the residential area of Hinksey Hill about 0.5 miles (800m) south of the village. Oxfordshire History Centre, ref: OXFO 352.6. 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. 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. Image The Oxfordshire History Centre. I felt contained in my own skin again, above my head the green tree canopy feeling strangely protective. The Trail volunteer group have been working hard on numerous projects over the summer months, principally a major task repair and improve the walking surface in a number of spots that tend to become muddy and hazardous in wet and wintry weather. Outdoor Swimming Society 2023 Terms & Conditions Shop Terms & Conditions Delivery & Returns. The majority of the dwellings were built up to the pavement edge, with no front gardens, as was characteristic of early and mid 19th-century development in other suburbs like Jericho and St Ebbe's. The Nature Reserve, covering more than 12 hectares, is home to diverse wildlife, including robins, magpies, cuckoos, green woodpeckers, bullfinches, deer and red kites. 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. Always check you can fish lawfully before starting. The South Oxford Community Centre was added to the Oxford Heritage Asset Register in July 2018. Hub project officer Adriano Figueiredo describes Hinksey Lake as a "huge battery" with energy just going to waste. fell to the younger, Margery wife of Henry Norreys. Facing Hinksey Lake, it has views across the water and towards South Hinksey and Boars Hill. A number of martial arts groups run at the Centre for children and adults as well as several yoga groups. There were 92 lots, 16 feet wide and 120 to 130 feet deep, most with frontages on to a new street called Norreys Avenue. The design This received condensed steam from the engines so that it could be returned to the boilers for reuse, free from limescale. The families hard work was realised when the golf course was opened in 1996, and the nature trail opened to the public. Alluvium, with some Corallian Beds in the western Building was slow to begin however, and the first house plans were not submitted to the City Engineer for approval until March 1887. 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. the middle of the 18th century. This site, like many others, uses small files called cookies to help us improve and customize your experience. of the mills is ancient. Sometimes poems came that seemed to have grown within me. Wesleyan chapel. How to make any planning relevant and be mindful of my safety whilst opening space for any previously un-encountered experience? 29) In 1814 these were commuted for a payment The Centre runs a regular bingo group each Wednesday. 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. Recent conservation projects at the Nature Park have seen degraded areas of the alkaline valley fen restored by clearing out overgrown willows and reeds which were drying out the land. 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. There are certain beliefs I carry that helped. Hence houses were built in groups, mostly of two, three or four, but sometimes of up to eight, of the same design. One local resident recalled 'First of all there were open dressing rooms, just a big open room with seats around, one for ladies and one for men. mentioned as a chapel to Cumnor belonged to Robert Hethe, (fn. Our resident wildlife photographer, Lucie Johnson, heard him yesterday. Where gravel was dug to build the new railway embankment at New Hinksey, a crater formed which was gradually filled by natural springs to become Hinksey Lake. 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. The waterworks can be seen on this plan of 1844, drawn up when wharves in the area were being sold at auction. A programme of regular groups and classes run from the Centre. My travelling companions were precious friends from a co-housing project there, committed to realising new visions of co-housing. estate, the sum of 90 only was paid in respect of 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. by Brushstroke interlining indicates relief and hills. (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]. Picturesque gravel pit, next to Hinksey park. (fn. Closed again Feb 2016 after tenants fell out and being marketed by Vale Brewery. We hope her thoughts and words may inspire some of you to embark on a dip a day for 2018. porch. The Nature Reserve, covering more than 12 hectares, is home to diverse wildlife, including robins, magpies, cuckoos, green woodpeckers, bullfinches, deer and red kites. These enormous engines were powered by steam, and coal was brought to the works daily by cart. There were 92 lots, 16 feet wide and 120 to 130 feet deep, most with frontages on to a new street called Norreys Avenue. lights. There are 4 ways to get from Summertown to South Hinksey by bus, taxi or foot. The interior is very lofty and the aisles That river forms its eastern The soil is clay, gravel and loam on a subsoil of Hengestesige (x cent. A website by Gorge Services Ltd. All rights reserved. Geography [ edit] There is also a suburb called New Hinksey to the south of the town centre, which contains the Oxford City Council ward Hinksey Park. with the manor to Sir John Williams. It was known as The Grandpont Express. 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