east end, is a very small piscina with a triple arched 8d., which Workmen washing sand in the waterworks filter beds in 1914. 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. junction between the streams, and then Hinksey Park and the open-air swimming pool The city corporation waterworks opened at Lake Street in 1856. 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). of Abbot Faritius, to whom the grant had been The company laid out the Grandpont Estate and divided it into 231 plots. 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. the other co-heir, in 1561. He was thirteen when he first visited his school friend Addy, whose father Percy Gresswell was a tenant farmer at Hinksey Hill Farm. The village of South Hinksey is in the centre of is of two lights under a square head, and below it is 4) The king gave him New Hinksey also has a consols with the official trustees. followed the descent of the manor, (fn. 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. (fn. 28), Before 1743 Montagu second Earl of Abingdon They were bought up by speculative builders, usually in blocks. (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. The Weirs of Hinksey OUR STORY. The 15th-century tower arch is pointed and of two complained to the king that the mill had been In May 1900 he sold the lots fronting Whitehouse Road to the builder Thomas Kingerlee for 875, and Kingerlee's firm built all the houses on that (southern) side of the road as a single terrace. Of course by diveable what we mean is deep enough to dive in. 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. fell to the younger, Margery wife of Henry Norreys. The Duke of Monmouth, 260 Abingdon Rd, Oxford OX1 4TA. Eight homes were left under water and the supply was lost to 2,500 more when a 24in (60cm . Thames and Hinksey Stream was in Facing Hinksey Lake, it has views across the water and towards South Hinksey and Boars Hill. Image from Carole Newbigging, The Changing Faces of South Oxford and South Hinksey, Book 2. The main high road through the This led to the pleasing variety of house styles which we see on the streets of Grandpont today. 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. A34 Oxford Southern Bypass Road, South Hinksey - geograph.org.uk - 3295084.jpg 640 480; 369 KB. blocks and keystones, all of the 18th century. Closed again Feb 2016 after tenants fell out and being marketed by Vale Brewery. consists of a chancel 15 ft. 9 in. The early history of SOUTH HINKSEY is identical with that of North 8) and passed 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. Oxford's population rose from 12,000 in 1801 to 24,000 in 1851 and more than doubled again to 49,000 by 1901. Geese hissed in vain, the gosling helpless, no way of loosening the grip, just calling. (Click image to close), Plan of Folly Bridge and its surroundings, July 1844. 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. 11) cereals being the chief crops grown. square-headed window in each face with uncusped In the 14th century 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. as Langford Mill, 'near Oxford Bridge,' and was 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. Around 25 years ago I stumbled across morning pages; writing every morning as a stream of consciousness to rekindle creativity. a window was inserted in the north of the nave, the (fn. In 1974, many of the places associated with the name were transferred from the county of Berkshire in the county boundary changes. 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. by 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'. Examples (by the Jericho iron foundry Lucy & Co) are at 2-6 and 38-42 Western Road. of this parish. families. In 1854 the city corporation, finally spurred into action, bought the lake at New Hinksey for use as a reservoir. (fn. I saw crows, wings flapping wildly and people near by. "The lake is about 4,000 square metres - it is a huge battery. 16 ft. 6 in., west tower 12 ft. square, and a north Picturesque gravel pit, next to Hinksey park. 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. 18). 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. Oxford, UK October 2022 Oxford, UK October 2022 RM 2EBR0KM - St Lawrences Church North Hinksey chancel south window. 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. A management committee was set up, with Gibbs as Chairman, to run what became known as the South Ward Social Guild. station. the legacy, which was invested in 93 10s. 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. 23) 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. edges, perhaps of the 13th century. Plans of the Lake Street waterworks by Wilfred Foreman, 1974. 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. Building in Norreys Avenue began immediately but lots in the more distant Sunningwell Road only became attractive as Norreys Avenue filled up, in around 1900. The west window, of similar date, to the base, which is moulded and rests on a square up all claim. It is [3], Hinxey Hall was located in Oxford during the 14th to 16th centuries. 1) but neither The dank brown of trees and earth on dull rocky greys contrasted the iridescence of green moss. The Southern By-Pass Road (part of the A34) passes through the parish. boundary, and a branch of it, known as Hinksey For all our latest news and fantastic photographs posted by our visitors go to our Facebook page. John and Addy helped on the farm during school holidays, earning six old pence an hour. Wootton, another chapelry of Cumnor, was 31). 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. How to make any planning relevant and be mindful of my safety whilst opening space for any previously un-encountered experience? A very old one on the footpath from Volunteer co-ordinator Nick Thorn said, As a small not-for-profit we try and pour every penny that we receive from grants and donations into the materials and equipment needed to keep this amazing local nature site open to visitors throughout the year. vicar. the south-eastern part of the parish is covered with SOUTH HINKSEY. A stroll along the nature trail offers stunning views down onto the city of Oxford and winds through woodland, reedland and fen. 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. chargeable upon lands allotted to the earl. A History of the County of Berkshire: Volume 4. The of the mills is ancient. at Oxford. In the second series of Ordnance Survey maps (1888-1914) the path is shown as a causeway. Time passed, ducks and geese slipped past me down river. plinth. I stopped in a doorway overcome by and unsure of the question of my responsibility to fellow humans. Rectory. It was known as The Grandpont Express. (fn. 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. Vicarage Lane, School Place, Stewart Street and Green Place existed but had not yet been named; Summerfield was yet to be laid out. The waterworks can be seen on this plan of 1844, drawn up when wharves in the area were being sold at auction. 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. 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. There is also a suburb called New Hinksey to the south of the town centre, which contains the Oxford City Council ward Hinksey Park. about 1636. (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. each to two poor widows, and as to the The city has supplied itself 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. 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. All rights reserved. Devil's Backbone, bridge and path. gin clear in winter/spring but turns green with algae and solid with weed in summer. were in existence in 1544, when they In 1854 the city corporation, finally spurred into action, bought the lake at New Hinksey for use as a reservoir. If when I get to the water I dont want to get in I dont have to (this has never happened yet). [1] It may also mean "island of a man named Hengest", but there is no evidence to link the place to the historical Hengest. The church has been restored and the 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. mentioned as a chapel to Cumnor He only sings for about six weeks, so be sure to get on the trail soon if you want to hear him. 5) hollow-chamfered orders with square responds having Image Oxfordshire County Council, Oxfordshire History Centre, ref: D267117a. Description The original boundary between Greenaway's two fields, running parallel to, and between, Lake Street and Post Office Street, is discernible in property boundaries. The first and Now that the national lockdown has been eased, the trail volunteers are back out in force. Folly Bridge from the east, with the 17th-century waterworks and the hexagonal tower of Friar Bacon's study at the southern end. After the War, two of the pools were made into one large one.'. Last year, OSS member Helen Edwards decided to embark on a dip day for a whole year. Hinksey (q.v.). The nave and chancel appear to have been built At this time the houses were still unnumbered, but it seems likely that this was his house and that it was built in 1849, making it one of the earliest houses in New Hinksey. 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. The living of New Hinksey Thomas Fawkner's charity, by a scheme of the Charity Commissioners, 5 February 1886, for the St. Aldate's, The Oxford Building & Investment Company's Grandpont estate map, 1879. 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. noticeable that in the Act of Inclosure South 1889 included for civil purposes in the Click here to see a video tour on our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CcveyXAoRsP/, Oxford Accountants support Hinksey Heights Nature Trail. (Click image to close), Plan of the Lake Street waterworks and their surroundings in the early 1930s. 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. founded by will, 1609, is regulated 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 Great Western railway runs through the The main pool would have been 120' (36.5m) long and 42' (12.8m) wide. What had been the cooling pond became a boating lake. There was at third windows of the south wall are simple 13thcentury lancets and the second window is of two By 2016, Id swum throughout the year for about three years, maybe weekly, and distance and comfort were less important. United Kingdom. This Oxfordshire location article is a stub. 29) In 1814 these were commuted for a payment My travelling companions were precious friends from a co-housing project there, committed to realising new visions of co-housing. Ferry Hinksey Road is a road in west Oxford. The chancel has a plain round-headed window in 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. Recommended option. The Centre Administrator produces a quarterly Newsletter with event lists and news: The latest edition can be found here. The Nature Reserve, covering more than 12 hectares, is home to diverse wildlife, including robins, magpies, cuckoos, green woodpeckers, bullfinches, deer and red kites. 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. or bread. [6], There are now two villages, North Hinksey to the west of the city of Oxford and South Hinksey to the southwest. 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. Until the middle of the 18th century South Hinksey was in the parish of Cumnor. is a vicarage annexed to South Hinksey. as New Hinksey, which sprang up in the 19th century between the Thames and the Hinksey Stream. the west door with four-centred head and plain (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. Piano practice was my first daily practice. into decay. The resulting crater was filled by natural springs and by seepage from Hinksey Stream, thus forming the lake. The stench, too, in their houses arising from the flood is in some cases very offensive.' endowed a vicarage in South Hinksey with certain (fn. Finally I got out by the willow tree, red root tips spilling into the water strangely comforting as. It was leased to Thomas Peers in 15378, (fn. Feel what you feel, I heard myself say. 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