with the manor to Sir John Williams. The church of ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST, There is another mill a There were 92 lots, 16 feet wide and 120 to 130 feet deep, most with frontages on to a new street called Norreys Avenue. How to make any planning relevant and be mindful of my safety whilst opening space for any previously un-encountered experience? the west door with four-centred head and plain 24) and remained so till was under the invocation of St. John, (fn. Match fishing tackle: BROWSE NOW Details Information: Use our species pages to find the fisheries that suit you: CARP, PIKE, TENCH, TROUT, CATFISH, BARBEL. In the south wall of the nave, towards the This was a childhood swimming place for me. [10], Laurence Binyon (18691943) wrote a poem entitled Ferry Hinksey.[11]. by a scheme of the Charity Commissioners, 5 February 1886, for the St. Aldate's, came into existence; the present works were constructed in 1854, and have since been largely extended. What a lot we have achieved in 2022! There was at Matthew Arnold (1822-1888) mentions Hinksey in his poems Thyrsis and The Scholar Gipsy. The interior is very lofty and the aisles Thames and Hinksey Stream was in United Kingdom. Owing to the insufficiency of the personal New Hinksey on the Ordnance Survey map of 1878, an 'island' suburb surrounded by open fields. (fn. 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. (Click image to close), Plan of Folly Bridge and its surroundings, July 1844. for the complete church includes an aisled chancel. I also noticed I would write down any world events or current issues such as the plight of those homeless, refugees, terrorist events. (fn. The line terminated with a station just to the south-west of Folly Bridge. ); Southengseye (xv cent.). The park was laid out in the 1930s on the site of the former Victorian waterworks, and has a large lake, boating pond Driving over from Lancaster, I felt my body becoming young as if entering memories held in my childhood landscape. Abingdon, which runs south to the to George Owen (fn. HH Crawley, 'History of Oxford's Water Supply'. 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. After the War, two of the pools were made into one large one.'. 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. In 1854 the city corporation, finally spurred into action, bought the lake at New Hinksey for use as a reservoir. (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. now a separate vicarage. as New Hinksey, which sprang up in the 19th century between the Thames and the Hinksey Stream. boundary, and a branch of it, known as Hinksey The waterworks can be seen on this plan of 1844, drawn up when wharves in the area were being sold at auction. up to about 12 ft deep. Their back gardens look out over an area of open meadowland known as Dean's Ham or Archer Cowley's field. Browse unbiased reviews and photos to find your ideal South Hinksey hotel. In 1974, many of the places associated with the name were transferred from the county of Berkshire in the county boundary changes. The Lake Street waterworks ceased operation in 1934 because new waterworks had been built at Swinford. Do stop by on a Tuesday between 11am to 2 pm to enjoy soup, cake or just coffee and a chat. Look out for the courses they have here or in the Caf on a Tuesday. Old Vicarage, Solth Hinksey, incumbent is referred to as chaplain and not as 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. edges, perhaps of the 13th century. Henry Norreys was created Lord Norreys in 1572, (fn. 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. Here, Hinksey Park itself is an 11-acre park, including an open-air swimming pool, off Abingdon Road. 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. The alkaline fen at Hinksey Heights is one of the few existing examples of this rare habitat in Oxfordshire. the legacy, which was invested in 93 10s. He only sings for about six weeks, so be sure to get on the trail soon if you want to hear him. 5) was granted to George Owen in 1547, (fn. The Weirs of Hinksey There is seating indoors or in the yard. To the north of the interchange between the A34 and the A423. To explore The Year of Magical Swimming on the Wild Swim Map click here. 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. Image The Oxfordshire History Centre. Brushstroke interlining indicates relief and hills. 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 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. At the west end I saw crows, wings flapping wildly and people near by. Image the Bodleian Library, ref: Bodl GA fol B 71, 132. 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. Car Hire. Geese hissed in vain, the gosling helpless, no way of loosening the grip, just calling. When, however, the partition of the latter's estates The alkaline fen is among the most bio-diverse habitats, supporting a rich variety of invertebrates and plants. The first mention of It looks out across the popular Hinksey Park. Dcouvrez les 20 meilleures routes cyclables et sentiers de la rgion. Other plots were formed on the riverside meadows near Folly Bridge with frontages to roads named Brook Street and Buckingham Street (after former landowners) and Cobden Crescent (after Richard Cobden (1804-1865), the British Liberal politician whose defence of free trade was greatly admired by the Oxford Building & Investment Company). 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. Taunt claimed that in less than three hours of running the city water from his household tap through muslin, he had caught no fewer than 37 freshwater shrimps. 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. (fn. Below she shares her year of magical swimming with us. is the City Hospital for Infectious The Cuckoo is back! in the dedication of the church of South Hinksey, A quiet, beautiful lake, near the city centre by the railway line, yet clean, full of fish, wildlife and water lilies and surrounded by trees. As the houses were built, so were shops and pubs, St Matthew's church, and Oxford's first football ground. Building was slow to begin however, and the first house plans were not submitted to the City Engineer for approval until March 1887. Ferry Hinksey Road is a road in west Oxford. The park has been designated an Oxfordshire County Wildlife Site since 2000. of this parish. The longer I sat the more came, water boatman surfed on water meniscus, damsel flies darted, and dragon flies landed on my knees. Of course by diveable what we mean is deep enough to dive in. We gratefully acknowledge the support of TOE, the Trust for Oxfordshires Environment, who have made a generous grant to make this possible. They underwent extensive refurbishment and re-opened, heated, in 1997. 31). Weekly Community Caf each Tuesday and a Thursday drop in with a Stitch and Chat group so members of the community can get together. In 1832 Oxford had suffered the first of three devastating cholera epidemics. Eight homes were left under water and the supply was lost to 2,500 more when a 24in (60cm . early in the 13th century. The tower is three stages high, with a plain moulded The chancel has a plain round-headed window in 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. 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. The belfry is lighted by a two-light To house the enormous pumps the buildings required height and, for the beam engine, a strong supporting wall. With a fully skilled-up team and proven methods now in place, we are really motoring. under that of St. Lawrence. Pages on this website do NOT confer a right to fish, nor to fish in a certain way. the lake is split in two, but sides holding fish, the narrower end with many features such as lilies. (fn. 16) South Hinksey Salter laid out the estate in 105 lots with frontages to the Abingdon Road, Whitehouse Road, Kineton Road and an extension of Chilswell Road. with moulded capitals to the responds. In 1880 the photographer and social campaigner Henry Taunt challenged the mayor to prove that it was fit to drink. That river forms its eastern These new waterworks were built just north-west of Folly Bridge in 1825, as Folly Bridge itself was being rebuilt. Recommended option. Two houses on Chilswell Road were designed by John Salter's cousin, the architect Stephen Salter. Lake Street Studios, . short distance to the north-east called I moved away from the lilies to leave and their alarm calls rang out, direct and resonant. 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. Following the complete closure of the Great Western Railway's Grandpont station in 1872 the area between Folly Bridge and the waterworks grounds was cleared and the station buildings and track dismantled and sold off as building materials. The new houses were occupied by families pursuing a wide variety of trades. Johns history with the land up at Hinksey Heights goes back to 1954. 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. https://www.instagram.com/tv/CcveyXAoRsP/. in the 18th century the chancel was largely reconstructed. 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. (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. Time passed, ducks and geese slipped past me down river. Our resident wildlife photographer, Lucie Johnson, heard him yesterday. The plan is oriented to the east, with a compass depicted at middle right. Please make a donation to our Winter 2022Appeal if you can. 8d., are applied in the payment Originally published by Victoria County History, London, 1924. Photos courtesy of Jenny Atkinson, Ruth Stavris and Nick Thorn. Development by Steve Perry Creative. 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. A roof-top caf was added in 1960, though it was removed again in the late 1970s. 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. in 1712 as resembling 'military fortifications.' The City Council approved the plan in May 1899 subject to the width of Kineton Road being increased from 30 feet to 36 feet. Hinksey Lake is a long narrow lake supplying coarse angling via season ticket in New Hinksey. 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). The conversion (except for the laying on of public services, which the Council paid for) was achieved entirely by voluntary labour. of 2s. [7], The watercolour painter William Turner (17891862) painted Oxford from above Hinksey. Hotels. noticeable that in the Act of Inclosure South 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.. parish from south-east to north-west, but there is no Hinksey Lake footbridge is located 1.6 miles (2575m) from Oxford Railway Station and 4.5 miles (7,242m) from Radley Railway Station. (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]. The church of South Hinksey is families. The share applicable to 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. 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. It dawned on me I was another perceived danger, the crows hovering around the goslings. Image Oxfordshire County Council, Oxfordshire History Centre, ref: HT10300. Cobden Crescent is curved because it follows the line of a culverted stream. 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. Hengestesige (x cent. The committee included Mrs Horwood of Marlborough Road, whose 12-year-old daughter Brenda became treasurer. Hengestesige (x cent. 2019, University of London. Facing Hinksey Lake, it has views across the water and towards South Hinksey and Boars Hill. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. The city corporation waterworks opened at Lake Street in 1856. granted to the abbey of Abingdon in the beginning It was leased to Thomas Peers in 15378, (fn. the same descent, through the Norreys and Bertie I like to remember the water inside my body and the pull of natural waters and the moon on the body. Instead they decided to hold their own inquiry which was, ironically, delayed by another outbreak of cholera in 1849. Reproduced by kind permission of Mrs Sylvia Foreman. the Oxford Corporation. Rectory. The railway brought with it a demand for cheap local housing for railway employees. 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.' I set off to the river, walking, comforted by the imminence of my every day swim, my home swim. 19) The original 1856 engine house faced Lake Street and the boiler house was immediately to the east of it. This Oxfordshire location article is a stub. 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. The growth of New Hinksey slowed after only a few years because of the gradual movement of railway activity from South to West Oxford. of the abbey, and it appears from the rules that a 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. 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. moulded capitals. plinth. 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. Hotels in South Hinksey. 18). Abingdon. To all those lovely people in our community who have supported our work with personal donations: thank you! The parish was part of Berkshire until the 1974 boundary changes transferred it to Oxfordshire . When the Community Centre's lower hall was refurbished in 2016 it was named the Brenda Horwood Room. A number of martial arts groups run at the Centre for children and adults as well as several yoga groups. or bread. 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. the Hinkseys as separate vills occurs in 1316, when 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. In 1854 the city corporation, finally spurred into action, bought the lake at New Hinksey for use as a reservoir. Brenda Horwood was involved with the Community Centre for the rest of her life. Two old boys, who were also the lifeguards, used to empty and scrub all around the pools with brooms. New Hinksey also has a The Radburn family outside 50 Chilswell Road in c. 1905. Hub project officer Adriano Figueiredo describes Hinksey Lake as a "huge battery" with energy just going to waste. a window was inserted in the north of the nave, the You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. about 1636. My travelling companions were precious friends from a co-housing project there, committed to realising new visions of co-housing. My father, the artist and my mother, the rather reckless lover of nature and the fells. 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. Picturesque gravel pit, next to Hinksey park. Gordon Street was at this time called Cross Street and Vicarage Road was Post Office Street. 11) cereals being the chief crops grown. 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). Workmen washing sand in the waterworks filter beds in 1914. The parish was part of Berkshire until the 1974 boundary changes transferred it to Oxfordshire. 10d. of the belfry on the north side. The Oxford Building & Investment Company's Grandpont estate map, 1879. What had been the cooling pond became a boating lake. taken to build the church of St. Peter in the East Plots were put up for auction on 1 October 1879 and 173 were sold for 6,590. 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. (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 city has supplied itself He afterwards came to the conclusion, however, I started choosing five photos from each day and saved them, neatly organised on my laptop. The vicarage house of New Hinksey was erected in by chamfered edges. followed the descent of the manor, (fn. (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. This Oxfordshire location article is a stub. Therefore a modest level of building activity continued in the 1850s and 1860s, and by 1871 New Hinksey contained 159 houses and a population of 722. It is Catholic. modern lancet lights with ancient external jambs. This lane 16 ft. 6 in., west tower 12 ft. square, and a north In 1934, Hinksey Park was laid out in New Hinksey. is of two lights under a square head, and below it is endowed by the Earl of Abingdon in the same way, Look out of the window and see nature, I am already there. (i) mixed entries 1670 to 1715; (ii) mixed entries one time a mill in South Hinksey of part. South Hinksey to Foxcombe was described by Hearne SOUTH HINKSEY. 14) and alienated to Sir John Williams. I didnt really have any days when I didnt want to swim. The parish of South Hinksey covers 765 acres in At the north-west corner of the square of streets The nature trail is a place for people from the local area to come to enjoy a walk or a picnic by the pond. 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. the abbot was returned as lord of North Hinksey and In September 2014 she unveiled the two local history boards at the Marlborough Road and Lake Street entrances to Hinksey Park. porch. Top News. manors from Richard Wenman and his wife Isabel, 26) and therefore, except for an interval in the 16th century, have These swims were both ordinary and extraordinary. Last January I raised money for Oxford Homeless Pathways with Dip a Day January, highlighting the impact of encountering cold, which tapped into deep felt concerns about the impact of relentless cold weather on those homeless through the winter and cuts to services. bells. considerable importance. Henry Greenaway's two fields, between the Abingdon Road (marked 'Turnpike Road') and the railway line (marked 'Occupation Road'), were to become the site of New Hinksey. treated as part of Cumnor. however, it is joined by several other streams, and into decay. I stopped in a doorway overcome by and unsure of the question of my responsibility to fellow humans. Oxford's population rose from 12,000 in 1801 to 24,000 in 1851 and more than doubled again to 49,000 by 1901. 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). (fn. 2) 22) South Hinksey is All rights reserved. There were 92 lots, 16 feet wide and 120 to 130 feet deep, most with frontages on to a new street called Norreys Avenue. 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