The original boundary between Greenaway's two fields, running parallel to, and between, Lake Street and Post Office Street, is discernible in property boundaries. Here, Hinksey Park itself is an 11-acre park, including an open-air swimming pool, off Abingdon Road. 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. If I get in the water and I want to get out, then I can. Most of the 114 lots were on a new street called Sunningwell Road. Abingdon, which runs south to the 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 had a strong memory, a teenager, scared to trust my own path. (fn. 25) The great tithes You can view and download our new illustrated Trail Map, completed by Mark Clay, artist, Trail volunteer and one of our CIC directors over at our Using The Trail page. 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. Oxfordshire History Centre, ref: OXFO 352.6. Alluvium, with some Corallian Beds in the western I swam amongst water lilies glimpsing light through their roots and water surface canopies. 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. 6d. In the early 1850s a steam engine was built to provide power (hence the tall chimney in the photograph) but regular flooding and the fact that the works were downstream of the St Ebbe's gasworks, and at least five sewage outlets, meant that the water they supplied was still often badly polluted. The pools were unheated, but that didn't put children off. Piano practice was my first daily practice. ); Southengseye (xv cent.). (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. The nave has a two-light square-headed 14thcentury window in the north wall and further west fell to the younger, Margery wife of Henry Norreys. The pub seems to have changed its name in around 1874. 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. The force between us silent as stone. Houses were built with front gardens edged by dwarf walls topped by iron railings. 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. 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. endowed by the Earl of Abingdon in the same way, Ferry Hinksey Road is a road in west Oxford. belonged to Robert Hethe, (fn. The tower is three stages high, with a plain moulded In 1990 the season was further reduced to only 6 weeks, and then in 1994 the filtration system failed to meet hygiene requirements and the pools were closed. 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. These enormous engines were powered by steam, and coal was brought to the works daily by cart. flows through this parish, and joins the river again This means we can now close the temporary path that operated as a diversion while we undertook this work. The register recognises buildings which make a special contribution to the character of Oxford and its neighbourhoods through their locally significant historic, architectural, archaeological or artistic interest. about 1636. The parish includes the residential area of Hinksey Hill about 0.5 miles (800 m) south of the village. This drawing covers part of the Thames Valley in the counties of Buckinghamshire, Berkshire and Oxfordshire. 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. manors from Richard Wenman and his wife Isabel, Photos courtesy of Jenny Atkinson, Ruth Stavris and Nick Thorn. mentioned as a chapel to Cumnor plastered. Hengestesige (x cent. He divided the two fields into lots and sold them in 1847 and 1849. We also extend our grateful thanks to North Hinksey Parish Council for their additional support for equipment, which is greatly appreciated. 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). 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'. Over the summer when possible I swam daily here. Thames and Hinksey Stream was in Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2rio's travel planner. the legacy, which was invested in 93 10s. A programme of regular groups and classes run from the Centre. The new suburb was named New Hinksey after the nearby villages of North and South Hinksey; 'Hinksey' is made up of the Old English elements 'hengest' meaning 'horse' and 'eg' ['ey' in modern spellings] meaning island or area of slightly higher ground above flood level. 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. 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. 16 ft. 6 in., west tower 12 ft. square, and a north 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. It dawned on me I was another perceived danger, the crows hovering around the goslings. decorated Gothic style and consists of four bays with The pump and engine houses were designed by the engineer James Jones who became the works' first manager. early in the 13th century. The new houses were occupied by families pursuing a wide variety of trades. Owing to the insufficiency of the personal 21) and its claims to be considered an independent manor are very doubtful. Image The Oxfordshire History Centre. some distance to the south-east of the village. 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. The parish of South Hinksey covers 765 acres in with water from Hinksey since its water-works first Watch this space! 26) and therefore, except for an interval in the 16th century, have 8) and passed Allaboutangling.net: built by anglers for anglers. United Kingdom. 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. At the west end 11) cereals being the chief crops grown. 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. 20) the east, north and south walls, with external impost This was simply a continuation of Marlborough Road, and by 1892 its separate name had been given up. Nervous, circulatory and digestive system had time to adjust to changing temperature and light, gradual loss of gravity and presence of water holding my skin together giving me the grace to fly and flow as fish. 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. Two old boys, who were also the lifeguards, used to empty and scrub all around the pools with brooms. porch. 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. that there was a manor here. 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. Examples (by the Jericho iron foundry Lucy & Co) are at 2-6 and 38-42 Western Road. There was at The parish includes the residential area of Hinksey Hill about 0.5 miles (800m) south of the village. 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. into decay. From this date South Hinksey has followed the descent 1888 on a site given by the Earl of Abingdon and These he later displayed at the Town Hall under a microscope. This Oxfordshire location article is a stub. First, at Oxford. Since the 1930s they have been connected by the Southern By-Pass Road. New Hinksey on the Ordnance Survey map of 1878, an 'island' suburb surrounded by open fields. The Bishop of Oxford has been patron About a quarter of the land in this parish is under Salter laid out the estate in 105 lots with frontages to the Abingdon Road, Whitehouse Road, Kineton Road and an extension of Chilswell Road. 19) Hinksey Mill. third windows of the south wall are simple 13thcentury lancets and the second window is of two of 2s. as Langford Mill, 'near Oxford Bridge,' and was 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. The plan is oriented to the east, with a compass depicted at middle right. There is no suggestion The soil is clay, gravel and loam on a subsoil of It looks out across the popular Hinksey Park. Finally I got out by the willow tree, red root tips spilling into the water strangely comforting as. (fn. 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.. 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. Hinksey Lake footbridge is located 1.6 miles (2575m) from Oxford Railway Station and 4.5 miles (7,242m) from Radley Railway Station. Avec carte, photos et avis d'autres cyclistes. this parish consists of the yearly sum of 6s. rent of 22s. timber north porch is modern. cultivation, (fn. You will see us out and about on Thursdays and Saturdays, working to improve the path so that it can be enjoyed year-round. 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. Oxford, UK October 2022 Oxford, UK October 2022 RM 2EBR0KM - St Lawrences Church North Hinksey chancel south window. Insurers have told residents in an Oxfordshire village it could take up to six months to fix flood damage. . 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. but only the nave has been completed. Date stone on the front of 2 Cobden Crescent. 10) 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. By March 1881, 13 houses on Marlborough Road were occupied and 24 more were in the process of being built. Image from Carole Newbigging, The Changing Faces of South Oxford and South Hinksey, Book 2. The first mention of in the 18th century the chancel was largely reconstructed. families of the labouring class. The resulting crater was filled by natural springs and by seepage from Hinksey Stream, thus forming the lake. After closure in 1856 the waterworks building became a flock mill and from 1892 it was part of the City Engineer's Depot. The rest of the grounds were opened to the public in the 1920s and when the waterworks closed in 1934 they were given to the city to form a public park, sometimes known as Jubilee Park, because it opened in the year of George V's silver jubilee. vicar. Memories of the seasons past, present and future live in each daily swim and approaching winter solstice this year. They splashed and dived, teaching their three young to fish. The company laid out the Grandpont Estate and divided it into 231 plots. The belfry is lighted by a two-light history is not recorded, and it seems to have fallen (fn. The nature trail is a place for people from the local area to come to enjoy a walk or a picnic by the pond. Last year, OSS member Helen Edwards decided to embark on a dip day for a whole year. granted to the abbey of Abingdon in the beginning Brushstroke interlining indicates relief and hills. 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. The church of ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST, Feel what you feel, I heard myself say. Our friends at The Sprout, North Hinkseys parish newsletter, have given us 300 towards the 700 we need to buy a new brush-cutter so that we can keep the paths clear over the summer months. A commotion as I crossed the lock made me look round. 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. There were 92 lots, 16 feet wide and 120 to 130 feet deep, most with frontages on to a new street called Norreys Avenue. 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. 1889 included for civil purposes in the 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 Jarvis family, for example, built at least 35 houses on Marlborough Road, and the Phipps family at least 26. 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. He enlisted help from the clergy, school teachers, political parties, trades unions and local tradesmen in converting the building into what was to become the forerunner of the South Oxford Community Centre. 1716 to 1812; (iii) marriages 1754 to 1812. The place-name is of Old English origin. Image The Oxfordshire County Council, the Oxfordshire History Centre, ref D273566a (Click image to close), Looking along Lake Street towards the Abingdon Road during flooding in 1890. The original 1856 engine house faced Lake Street and the boiler house was immediately to the east of it. (fn. He only sings for about six weeks, so be sure to get on the trail soon if you want to hear him. The music of a buskers song reached me and looking up I saw the trees around leading me to the meadows. with moulded capitals to the responds. As I rested there moor hens came out of hiding, I was forgotten me. Image Oxfordshire County Council, Oxfordshire History Centre, ref: d252223a. I logged stories about encounters with fishermen and boaters. You can see parts of the plans here and here. 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. consists of a chancel 15 ft. 9 in. of Abbot Faritius, to whom the grant had been 'The old order changeth, yeilding place to the new': dons (old and new) on the High Street, 1882. (fn. Skyscanner. Gordon Street was at this time called Cross Street and Vicarage Road was Post Office Street. It was known The church has been restored and the a plain round-headed north doorway with chamfered You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. South Oxford Community Centre occupies a large Victorian building in Lake Street, off the Abingdon Road, about one mile from Oxford city centre. 9) Its later Somewhere the crows own young. Its avenues of Giant Redwood and Pine trees create a unique space and picturesque venue for picnics, play, sport and relaxation. At the south end of it For more tips on swimming year round, head to 6 tips for Cold Water Swimming. 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. for the complete church includes an aisled chancel. the Hinkseys as separate vills occurs in 1316, when 22) South Hinksey is In 1854 the city corporation, finally spurred into action, bought the lake at New Hinksey for use as a reservoir. 5) Now that the national lockdown has been eased, the trail volunteers are back out in force. It is in the Moreover, building plots were becoming available in other outlying parts of the city - notably in East Oxford - and potential residents and hence speculative builders were probably put off New Hinksey by the regular flooding and primitive sanitary arrangements. Picturesque gravel pit, next to Hinksey park. 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. 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.' (Click image to close), Plan of the Lake Street waterworks and their surroundings in the early 1930s. 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. the west door with four-centred head and plain New Hinksey also has a Learn more about how we use cookies in our Privacy Policy, and also find links to the privacy policy of Google and other data holders whose applications are present on or integrated with this website. Wootton, another chapelry of Cumnor, was Hotels. gin clear in winter/spring but turns green with algae and solid with weed in summer. A very old one on the footpath from Image Oxfordshire County Council, Oxfordshire History Centre, ref: HT132. Workmen washing sand in the waterworks filter beds in 1914. Until the middle of the 18th century South Hinksey was in the parish of Cumnor. Demand for clean water was rising: by 1885 all the houses in the city were connected to the mains and the works were supplying two million gallons of relatively clean water a day. Adjacent to that was the works manager's house (now demolished). We hope her thoughts and words may inspire some of you to embark on a dip a day for 2018. Hinksey is called a chapelry of Cumnor, and the 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. plinth. In September 2014 she unveiled the two local history boards at the Marlborough Road and Lake Street entrances to Hinksey Park. South Hinksey. [2] The Hinksey villages were not mentioned as separate villages until 1316. Henry Norreys was created Lord Norreys in 1572, (fn. Instead they decided to hold their own inquiry which was, ironically, delayed by another outbreak of cholera in 1849. 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. obtained from him by force. Later individual changing huts were added, and above them was a balcony. east end, is a very small piscina with a triple arched 8d., which Sometimes poems came that seemed to have grown within me. 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. The chancel has a plain round-headed window in since 1909. In 1877 college fellows were allowed to marry and although a lot of them moved to the newly-developing middle-class suburb of North Oxford, the presence of their wives and families stimulated demand for goods and services throughout the city. 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. In the Inclosure Act passed in 1814 for the common fields here 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. in 1712 as resembling 'military fortifications.' (fn. The design South Hinksey to Foxcombe was described by Hearne 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 Corporation bought the lake in 1854 for use as a reservoir in association with its new Lake Street waterworks. ); Southengseye (xv cent.). The plate consists of a silver chalice and paten of Stream, leaves the main stream at North Hinksey, Email: enquiries@southoxford.orgPhone: 01865 242666, Community fridge Monday, Tuesday & Thursday, May Artweeks 20th, 21st, 27th, 28th & 29th May, Christmas art event 26th & 27th November. I remember Hinksey Pools as four pools, filled up from the lake. The Great Western railway runs through the Plans of the Lake Street waterworks by Wilfred Foreman, 1974. 12), At the Dissolution South Hinksey came to the The swimming pools had no fence around them, and it was free to swim there. In the water there was no room for loss, I had to swim and be present. I moved away from the lilies to leave and their alarm calls rang out, direct and resonant. The Southern By-Pass Road (part of the A34) passes through the parish. burial at the hands of the monks, and William 17) SOUTH HINKSEY. parish is that leading from Oxford to 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. to the base, which is moulded and rests on a square (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. Johns history with the land up at Hinksey Heights goes back to 1954. the south-eastern part of the parish is covered with Teachers and students from local schools are also welcome to come and use the trail for outdoor education. It is first mentioned in the 10th century in the form Hengestesige, and probably means "stallion island". You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. 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. In 1974, many of the places associated with the name were transferred from the county of Berkshire in the county boundary changes. So near yet so wild. 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. A man called Henry Greenaway, who lived in Newbury but who owned two large fields west of the Abingdon Road and half a mile south of Folly Bridge, was probably encouraged by this demand to sell his land for house-building. the Weirs Mill. This was a childhood swimming place for me. I used to hide from that aged five or six, but now Im so pleased to have music running through my veins. (fn. 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. Hence houses were built in groups, mostly of two, three or four, but sometimes of up to eight, of the same design. Always check you can fish lawfully before starting. came into existence; the present works were constructed in 1854, and have since been largely extended. 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. The lake is deep and holds, roach, tench and rudd amongst other species. the Oxford Corporation. Help; English (UK) EN India INR INR () Flights. 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