That river forms its eastern 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. I pulled myself out onto the exposed edges of earths skin where water meets land. These he later displayed at the Town Hall under a microscope. South Hinksey is a village and civil parish just over 1 mile (1.6 km) south of the centre of Oxford. 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. which till the middle of the 19th century at least with the manor to Sir John Williams. The music of a buskers song reached me and looking up I saw the trees around leading me to the meadows. Hotels in South Hinksey. 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. Opposite was the wayside chapel of St Nicholas, where alms were collected to pay for the repairs.). 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. 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. The alkaline fen at Hinksey Heights is one of the few existing examples of this rare habitat in Oxfordshire. Time passed, ducks and geese slipped past me down river. In 1974, many of the places associated with the name were transferred from the county of Berkshire in the county boundary changes. 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. 1888 on a site given by the Earl of Abingdon and Like most waterworks, it initially employed steam power, first using beam engines and later compound vertical and horizontal engines. South Hinksey. Henry Norreys was created Lord Norreys in 1572, (fn. The Hon. Look out of the window and see nature, I am already there. As of summer 2020, there is a volunteer-led effort at the nature trail to repair parts of the boardwalk which have become damaged due to age and heavy usage. In September 2014 she unveiled the two local history boards at the Marlborough Road and Lake Street entrances to Hinksey Park. The Centre is home to the thriving South Oxford Farmers Market and hosts the South Oxford WI. 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. 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 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. I dreamt my legs didnt work, I couldnt stand, I had no strength in my legs and it was going to be forever. I remember Hinksey Pools as four pools, filled up from the lake. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Driving over from Lancaster, I felt my body becoming young as if entering memories held in my childhood landscape. the valley of the Isis. 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). Hub project officer Adriano Figueiredo describes Hinksey Lake as a "huge battery" with energy just going to waste. 16) South Hinksey I spread out my arms and legs, could I fly? 14) and alienated to Sir John Williams. 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.' (fn. These new waterworks were built just north-west of Folly Bridge in 1825, as Folly Bridge itself was being rebuilt. (fn. 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. Oxford 17 November, bequeathed 200 out of which 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. According to the census, a man called Robert Palmer lived on this stretch of the the Abingdon Road with his family from at least 1851 until 1871; he was a brick maker. The parish was part of Berkshire until the 1974 boundary changes transferred it to Oxfordshire . is a vicarage annexed to South Hinksey. I stopped in a doorway overcome by and unsure of the question of my responsibility to fellow humans. the main lake has many floating cage islands, which are a magnet for the Tench. 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. A management committee was set up, with Gibbs as Chairman, to run what became known as the South Ward Social Guild. Symbols distinguish woodland, heathland, arable enclosed land and formal parkland. Instead they decided to hold their own inquiry which was, ironically, delayed by another outbreak of cholera in 1849. (fn. 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. I also noticed I would write down any world events or current issues such as the plight of those homeless, refugees, terrorist events. The place-name is of Old English origin. 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. Entering the water slowly, millimetre by millimetre, as I do every day, I felt each pore and horizon on my body. This free content was digitised by double rekeying. The stench, too, in their houses arising from the flood is in some cases very offensive.' treated as part of Cumnor. 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. Image Oxfordshire County Council, Oxfordshire History Centre, ref: HT134. 20) There are 4 ways to get from Summertown to South Hinksey by bus, taxi or foot. [4], The Carfax Conduit from Hinksey Hill to Carfax in the centre of Oxford was completed in 1617. However, there is still quite a backlog of repairs to be made to the boardwalk, so please continue to take extra care on those sections. In the 14th century in length. for the complete church includes an aisled chancel. Geese hissed in vain, the gosling helpless, no way of loosening the grip, just calling. This article related to the history of England is a stub. The conversion (except for the laying on of public services, which the Council paid for) was achieved entirely by voluntary labour. 2) 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. Reproduced by kind permission of Mrs Sylvia Foreman. Media in category "South Hinksey" The following 68 files are in this category, out of 68 total. Description. 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. South Hinksey is a village and civil parish just over 1 mile (1.6km) south of the centre of Oxford. Their outstretched wings loomed. as New Hinksey, which sprang up in the 19th century between the Thames and the Hinksey Stream. 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. 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. 9) Its later whole tongue of land between the 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. Image The Oxfordshire History Centre. 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). amounting to 2 6s. the legacy, which was invested in 93 10s. The park was laid out in the 1930s on the site of the former Victorian waterworks, and has a large lake, boating pond (fn. however, it is joined by several other streams, and As the population of New Hinksey expanded, it was decided to build a chapel of . 3) After the death The South Oxford Community Association also directly runs a number of projects including: Art events, classes and exhibitions organised by a group of local artists known as New Hinksey Arts. (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). The alkaline fen is among the most bio-diverse habitats, supporting a rich variety of invertebrates and plants. Image Oxfordshire County Council, Oxfordshire History Centre, ref: d252223a. 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). 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. 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. Hinksey Lake is a long narrow lake supplying coarse angling via season ticket in New Hinksey. The vicar lives at the suburb of Oxford known [7], The watercolour painter William Turner (17891862) painted Oxford from above Hinksey. is given to a poor boy or to a poor widow with I logged stories about encounters with fishermen and boaters. How? 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. 8d., which 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. Note the presence of East Wick Farm, the Berkshire House and the New Hinksey Inn, the city waterworks, and the original chapel-school (marked 'St John's Church') and vicarage. The parish of South Hinksey covers 765 acres in For me the swim is the whole journey not just the moments in the water, but the way there also. 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'. 15 ft. 9 in., nave 42 ft. 9 in. edges, perhaps of the 13th century. https://www.instagram.com/tv/CcveyXAoRsP/. South Hinksey to Foxcombe was described by Hearne Wesleyan chapel. Hengestesige (x cent. [9] He found the path muddy and organized a party of undergraduates to improve the roadway in the Hinksey area. Subsequently William 'recognized his fault' and gave 10d. All rights reserved. (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]. Lake Street Studios, . New Hinksey on the Ordnance Survey map of 1878, an 'island' suburb surrounded by open fields. It was known Despite this, Alfred Boffin, an Oxford baker whose famous Boffin's Tea Room was at Carfax, developed a large area of new housing in Lake Street in the early 1880s. The Cuckoo is back! To house the enormous pumps the buildings required height and, for the beam engine, a strong supporting wall. was to be given to every poor widow, and any 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. 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 South Oxford Community Centre was added to the Oxford Heritage Asset Register in July 2018. 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. Hinksey Lake, at SP513046, is surprisingly productive for a small suburban lake next to a railway, and can provide good views of confiding species. Last year, OSS member Helen Edwards decided to embark on a dip day for a whole year. By the following year he had finished a number of houses for letting purposes. I began on winter solstice, the time light begins to return, yet collectively (at least in the UK) we retreat indoors for winter. chamfered edges. were in existence in 1544, when they Picturesque gravel pit, next to Hinksey park. You can see parts of the plans here and here. These swims were both ordinary and extraordinary. It dawned on me I was another perceived danger, the crows hovering around the goslings. Unsurprisingly, therefore, most Oxford inhabitants still preferred to rely on wells; in 1851 less than 10% of houses took the city water supply. Both estates were intended for a superior class of artisans' dwellings. It is on the inside of the ring road and close to the Hinksey Stream, a branch of the River Thames at Oxford. have elaborate traceried windows. That day I sat by the lake as if dreaming, insects hovering around me. The new houses were occupied by families pursuing a wide variety of trades. There is another mill a 17) The swimming pools had no fence around them, and it was free to swim there. (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. in 1401 (fn. We gratefully acknowledge the support of TOE, the Trust for Oxfordshires Environment, who have made a generous grant to make this possible. Lake Street, Oxford, OX1 4RP | Tel: 01865 242666 | Email: enquiries@southoxford.org. Look out for the courses they have here or in the Caf on a Tuesday. Use our species pages to find the fisheries that suit you. 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. one time a mill in South Hinksey of 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. as Langford Mill, 'near Oxford Bridge,' and was between his two daughters took place (fn. The church of ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST, a window was inserted in the north of the nave, the 5) In 1854 the city corporation, finally spurred into action, bought the lake at New Hinksey for use as a reservoir. Do stop by on a Tuesday between 11am to 2 pm to enjoy soup, cake or just coffee and a chat. (fn. Salter laid out the estate in 105 lots with frontages to the Abingdon Road, Whitehouse Road, Kineton Road and an extension of Chilswell Road. 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. Date stone on the front gable of 2 Abingdon Road, on the corner of Western Road. Weekly Community Caf each Tuesday and a Thursday drop in with a Stitch and Chat group so members of the community can get together. The chancel has a plain round-headed window in 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. The pools were unheated, but that didn't put children off. short distance to the north-east called Two houses on Chilswell Road were designed by John Salter's cousin, the architect Stephen Salter. Adjacent to that was the works manager's house (now demolished). Description Crown. Organisers decided Tier 4 coronavirus restrictions meant the dive could not go . 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. 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. This was simply a continuation of Marlborough Road, and by 1892 its separate name had been given up. I had a strong memory, a teenager, scared to trust my own path. 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. There are certain beliefs I carry that helped. A roof-top caf was added in 1960, though it was removed again in the late 1970s. They were bought up by speculative builders, usually in blocks. 'The old order changeth, yeilding place to the new': dons (old and new) on the High Street, 1882. Website design by JSummerton. [5], Hinksey Halt railway station served New Hinksey in south Oxford during 190815. The force between us silent as stone. They relied on a waterwheel to power a three-barrelled pump. 25) The great tithes Its incredible to think that he has flown all the way to from the Congo to visit us this summer. The Centre is managed by a charity, the South Oxford Community Association, whose Trustees care about the Community Centre and the local community and give their time voluntarily. The church has been restored and the Teachers and students from local schools are also welcome to come and use the trail for outdoor education. So near yet so wild. There was at 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. of the mills is ancient. Wherever my mind is going I picture myself there having just swum in the river with a glowing gold aura all around my body. 2019, University of London. These streets, Lake Street and Post Office Street (now Vicarage Road), were linked by Cross Street (now Gordon Street). now a separate vicarage. How to make any planning relevant and be mindful of my safety whilst opening space for any previously un-encountered experience? The Community Centre is home for the thriving South Oxford Farmers Market each Sunday morning and has been home for Hinksey Sculling for many years with regular sessions held across the week for many age groups. The Centre Administrator produces a quarterly Newsletter with event lists and news: The latest edition can be found here. Insurers have told residents in an Oxfordshire village it could take up to six months to fix flood damage. the same descent, through the Norreys and Bertie followed the descent of the manor, (fn. It looks out across the popular Hinksey Park. timber north porch is modern. (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). The waterworks are in the top left-hand corner. 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). 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. It is best viewed from the footbridge that carries a footpath from the end of Lake Street towards South Hinksey. (fn. the Oxford Corporation. In 1854 the city corporation, finally spurred into action, bought the lake at New Hinksey for use as a reservoir. complained to the king that the mill had been Originally there were no changing facilities, but later dressing rooms were added. When the Community Centre's lower hall was refurbished in 2016 it was named the Brenda Horwood Room. The pub seems to have changed its name in around 1874. Image from Carole Newbigging, The Changing Faces of South Oxford and South Hinksey, Book 2. Image Oxfordshire County Council, Oxfordshire History Centre, ref: OXFO 352.6 MC3 packet 2, folder 43, 1. and in the manor of Cumnor (fn. "The lake is about 4,000 square metres - it is a huge battery. 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. Hinksey Hill Farm lies on Hinksey Hill, close to South Hinksey. Brushstroke interlining indicates relief and hills. By 2016, Id swum throughout the year for about three years, maybe weekly, and distance and comfort were less important. The roof is the Hinkseys as separate vills occurs in 1316, when Image the Bodleian Library, ref: Bodl GA fol B 71, 132. water-works of Oxford. (fn. The growth of New Hinksey slowed after only a few years because of the gradual movement of railway activity from South to West Oxford. 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. 1) but neither Hence houses were built in groups, mostly of two, three or four, but sometimes of up to eight, of the same design. OX1 4RP. 7) It some distance to the south-east of the village. 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. 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. Converted from cottages in 1854 and located in the small picturesque village of South Hinksey, it is only a short walk from Oxford over the footbridge at Hinksey Park (7 minutes from the end of Lake Street, off Abingdon Road. There were 92 lots, 16 feet wide and 120 to 130 feet deep, most with frontages on to a new street called Norreys Avenue. in 1712 as resembling 'military fortifications.' Dcouvrez les 20 meilleures routes cyclables et sentiers de la rgion. 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. flows through this parish, and joins the river again 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. 13 Jan 2023 - 14 Jan 2023. decorated Gothic style and consists of four bays with They splashed and dived, teaching their three young to fish. city of Oxford. 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. this parish consists of the yearly sum of 6s. 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'. is crossed by a rifle range 1,000 yards Stream, leaves the main stream at North Hinksey, The buildings of the pumping station demonstrate changing building materials over the period: the 1856 and 1862 engine houses are of hand-made bricks (commonly used until the end of the 1860s) whereas the later houses are of more uniform machine-made bricks. 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. 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. mentioned as a chapel to Cumnor Oxford, Parochial Charities. I have tried to put these into words here. As the houses were built, so were shops and pubs, St Matthew's church, and Oxford's first football ground. Hinksey Mill. families. the base and three steps of a stone cross. by [3], Hinxey Hall was located in Oxford during the 14th to 16th centuries. 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. up to about 12 ft deep. 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 only the nave has been completed. Pedestrian and cycle access to the village from Oxford is via the Devil's Backbone; a historic raised pathway across the neighbouring flood plains that features in Matthew Arnold's poem The Scholar Gipsy. In 1936 the former filter beds of the waterworks were converted into swimming and paddling pools, known as the Jubilee Pools. 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