(fn. Vicarage Lane, School Place, Stewart Street and Green Place existed but had not yet been named; Summerfield was yet to be laid out. We are grateful to Oxfordshire County Council and local councillor Judy Roberts for their support in enabling us to buy specialist barrows which will enable us to move large amounts of material as we rebuild the path. 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. into decay. It was demolished in 1971 and houses on Shirelake Close now stand on the site. blocks and keystones, all of the 18th century. I had a strong memory, a teenager, scared to trust my own path. As I rested there moor hens came out of hiding, I was forgotten me. I remember Hinksey Pools as four pools, filled up from the lake. 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. Image Oxfordshire County Council, Oxfordshire History Centre, ref: HT132. of 2s. The dividends, Closed again Feb 2016 after tenants fell out and being marketed by Vale Brewery. The waterworks are in the top left-hand corner. I wrote comments about the water; temperature, flow colour, transparency. 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. decorated Gothic style and consists of four bays with 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. 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. erection of this new church accounts for the change Picturesque gravel pit, next to Hinksey park. The early history of SOUTH HINKSEY is identical with that of North 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. Henry Hodge was reportedly a recent convert to the hobby of wild swimming. 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. Recommended option. Thereafter houses appeared in blocks dotted along either side. In 1934, Hinksey Park was laid out in New Hinksey. [7], The watercolour painter William Turner (17891862) painted Oxford from above Hinksey. 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. Lake at South Hinksey - geograph.org.uk - 1216985.jpg 640 427; 50 KB. Addy and John became life-long friends, and John later married Addys sister Judy. were in existence in 1544, when they There is another mill a The park is proud to fly its Green Flag Award. parish is that leading from Oxford to 15 ft. 9 in., nave 42 ft. 9 in. Stream. 19) The parish of South Hinksey covers 765 acres in By the following year he had finished a number of houses for letting purposes. Oxford, UK October 2022 Oxford, UK October 2022 RM 2EBR0KM - St Lawrences Church North Hinksey chancel south window. 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. The Duke of Monmouth, 260 Abingdon Rd, Oxford OX1 4TA. Originally there were no changing facilities, but later dressing rooms were added. There is seating indoors or in the yard. The lake is deep and holds, roach, tench and rudd amongst other species. South Hinksey is a village and civil parish just over 1 mile (1.6km) south of the centre of Oxford. The church of ST. LAWRENCE (fn. the Weirs Mill. 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. Oxford West and Abingdon County Constituency, List of parliamentary constituencies in Oxfordshire, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hinksey&oldid=1139109358, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 13 February 2023, at 11:59. The Community Caf reopened on Tuesday 20th September. Please make a donation to our Winter 2022Appeal if you can. A commotion as I crossed the lock made me look round. In the second series of Ordnance Survey maps (1888-1914) the path is shown as a causeway. Version 5.0. 4) The king gave him [6], There are now two villages, North Hinksey to the west of the city of Oxford and South Hinksey to the southwest. 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'. Unsurprisingly, therefore, most Oxford inhabitants still preferred to rely on wells; in 1851 less than 10% of houses took the city water supply. The City Council approved the plan in May 1899 subject to the width of Kineton Road being increased from 30 feet to 36 feet. 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. The church has been restored and the Image the Bodleian Library, ref: Bodl GA fol B 71, 132. 2s. 16) South Hinksey Allaboutangling.net: built by anglers for anglers. The pools were unheated, but that didn't put children off. The majority of the dwellings were built up to the pavement edge, with no front gardens, as was characteristic of early and mid 19th-century development in other suburbs like Jericho and St Ebbe's. the Hinkseys as separate vills occurs in 1316, when Building continued in 1881 and 1882, but prospects of an early completion of the estate were dashed by the collapse of the Oxford Building & Investment Company in April 1883. Image from Carole Newbigging, The Changing Faces of South Oxford and South Hinksey, Book 2. Easy to follow but not lit). 1) but neither Use our species pages to find the fisheries that suit you. You can see parts of the plans here and here. short distance to the north-east called Oxfordshire History Centre, ref: OXFO 352.6. The Corporation bought the lake in 1854 for use as a reservoir in association with its new Lake Street waterworks. The resulting crater was filled by natural springs and by seepage from Hinksey Stream, thus forming the lake. To house the enormous pumps the buildings required height and, for the beam engine, a strong supporting wall. 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. parapet, and a square turret staircase rising to the base The Weirs of Hinksey Over the summer when possible I swam daily here. Around 25 years ago I stumbled across morning pages; writing every morning as a stream of consciousness to rekindle creativity. of the abbey, and it appears from the rules that a the legacy, which was invested in 93 10s. as Langford Mill, 'near Oxford Bridge,' and was O. W. Craven presented in I felt contained in my own skin again, above my head the green tree canopy feeling strangely protective. Of course by diveable what we mean is deep enough to dive in. The Nature Reserve, covering more than 12 hectares, is home to diverse wildlife, including robins, magpies, cuckoos, green woodpeckers, bullfinches, deer and red kites. Look out for the courses they have here or in the Caf on a Tuesday. Thomas Fawkner's charity, was paid for it to the chamberlain. in the 18th century the chancel was largely reconstructed. The church of ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST, I spread out my arms and legs, could I fly? 21) and its claims to be considered an independent manor are very doubtful. 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. of Cumnor, (fn. 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. When I started swimming outdoors eight years ago I felt another loosening of this inner sediment, a way opening inside me. All rights reserved. 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. 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 nature trail is a place for people from the local area to come to enjoy a walk or a picnic by the pond. Thames and Hinksey Stream was in founded by will, 1609, is regulated Lake at South Hinksey . Search. the west door with four-centred head and plain The South Oxford Community Centre was added to the Oxford Heritage Asset Register in July 2018. The pump and engine houses were designed by the engineer James Jones who became the works' first manager. 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. Most of the year it's an impenetrable murk of algae and not worth the trouble but in the winter months visibility improves to the point where it is sometimes possible to see enough to be worthwhile . 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. By March 1881, 13 houses on Marlborough Road were occupied and 24 more were in the process of being built. (Click image to close), Plan of the Lake Street waterworks and their surroundings in the early 1930s. 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. was under the invocation of St. John, (fn. [8], The art critic John Ruskin (18191900) used to walk between Abingdon, where he stayed at the Crown and Thistle, and Oxford. 32) and is now What had been the cooling pond became a boating lake. mentioned as a chapel to Cumnor rent of 22s. The present owner of the estate is the Earl of It is on the inside of the ring road and close to the Hinksey Stream, a branch of the River Thames at Oxford. 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. Small terraced cottages were quickly built and by 1851 New Hinksey housed a total of 144 people. at Oxford. 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. under that of St. Lawrence. At least 31 builders and building families were involved, most erecting a handful of houses, some responsible for large numbers. flows through this parish, and joins the river again made, William repented of his munificence, and This free content was digitised by double rekeying. In 1936 the former filter beds of the waterworks were converted into swimming and paddling pools, known as the Jubilee Pools. 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. In 1877 Charlotte Faulkener, by her will proved at It was a daily practice I really took to, suggested in a book called The Artists Way by Julia Cameron. 13) and was afterwards granted with North Hinksey 11) cereals being the chief crops grown. The line terminated with a station just to the south-west of Folly Bridge. This map, drawn up prior to the building of the railway, shows the owners of the land over which it was to run as it approached Oxford. After the War, two of the pools were made into one large one.'. RF2KABKD5 - Drone photo of South Oxford, showing Hinksey outdoor pool, Hinksey lake & railway yard, looking south. modern lancet lights with ancient external jambs. 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. That river forms its eastern 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. Dcouvrez les 20 meilleures routes cyclables et sentiers de la rgion. 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. The trail was facing closure earlier in the summer due to increased damage to the boardwalk and litter that was being left behind at the two former forest school sites. up to about 12 ft deep. chargeable upon lands allotted to the earl. Coordinates: .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}5144N 116W / 51.733N 1.267W / 51.733; -1.267. I like to remember the water inside my body and the pull of natural waters and the moon on the body. 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. for the complete church includes an aisled chancel. Subsequently William 'recognized his fault' and gave 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. Brushstroke interlining indicates relief and hills. of the mills is ancient. The Great Western railway runs through the the abbot was returned as lord of North Hinksey and As the houses were built, so were shops and pubs, St Matthew's church, and Oxford's first football ground. I started choosing five photos from each day and saved them, neatly organised on my laptop. Its incredible to think that he has flown all the way to from the Congo to visit us this summer. early in the 13th century. to George Owen (fn. When Folly Bridge was rebuilt in 1825-7 the waterworks were moved to the northern bank of the river, at the western end of Isis Street (now Shirelake Close). 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). Hinksey Lake footbridge is located 1.6 miles (2575m) from Oxford Railway Station and 4.5 miles (7,242m) from Radley Railway Station. 13th century, and has a circular bowl tapering slightly side aisles. Help; English (UK) EN India INR INR () Flights. These swims were both ordinary and extraordinary. [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 font is of the 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. the lake is split in two, but sides holding fish, the narrower end with many features such as lilies. 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. Since the 1930s they have been connected by the Southern By-Pass Road. vicar. the south-eastern part of the parish is covered with The design By 2016, Id swum throughout the year for about three years, maybe weekly, and distance and comfort were less important. plastered. I slowed down floating on my back. Wesleyan chapel. He afterwards came to the conclusion, however, So near yet so wild. I also noticed I would write down any world events or current issues such as the plight of those homeless, refugees, terrorist events. It was known as The Grandpont Express. 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. Website design by JSummerton. A programme of regular groups and classes run from the Centre. 2019, University of London. In 2020 the volunteers formed a not-for-profit company, Hinksey Trail Regeneration CIC, to source the funding needed to realise our long-term goals for the trail. timber north porch is modern. 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. Soon after, RWM Gibbs, a popular Labour councillor for the South Ward (and later father-in-law of the prominent Oxford politician Olive Gibbs) persuaded the City Council to allow the redundant pumping station to be converted into a centre for recreational activities for local people. Piano practice was my first daily practice. Plans of the Lake Street waterworks by Wilfred Foreman, 1974. Hinksey (q.v.). The 15th-century tower arch is pointed and of two A management committee was set up, with Gibbs as Chairman, to run what became known as the South Ward Social Guild. I moved away from the lilies to leave and their alarm calls rang out, direct and resonant. Here, Hinksey Park itself is an 11-acre park, including an open-air swimming pool, off Abingdon Road. 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 east, north and south walls, with external impost The railway brought with it a demand for cheap local housing for railway employees. 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. 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. 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. I yearned to learn with them. How to make any planning relevant and be mindful of my safety whilst opening space for any previously un-encountered experience? Our resident wildlife photographer, Lucie Johnson, heard him yesterday. 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. Instead they decided to hold their own inquiry which was, ironically, delayed by another outbreak of cholera in 1849. The opening of the diving board at Hinksey Pools in 1936. third windows of the south wall are simple 13thcentury lancets and the second window is of two In the late 1850s a row of 11 houses (10 semi-detached, one detached) known as Grandpont Villas was built on a small area of land owned by the City Corporation; these are now nos. with moulded capitals to the responds. 30) It is 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. From this date South Hinksey has followed the descent 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. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. station. The church of South Hinksey is This was simply a continuation of Marlborough Road, and by 1892 its separate name had been given up. Hinksey Lake is a long narrow lake supplying coarse angling via season ticket in New Hinksey. The chancel has a plain round-headed window in 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. (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. It is Folly Bridge from the east, with the 17th-century waterworks and the hexagonal tower of Friar Bacon's study at the southern end. Each field was laid out with a single main street running down its centre from the Abingdon Road towards the railway. This lane 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. Hinksey Mill. This site, like many others, uses small files called cookies to help us improve and customize your experience. Hub project officer Adriano Figueiredo describes Hinksey Lake as a "huge battery" with energy just going to waste. In 1844 the Great Western Railway built the first railway line to Oxford, linking the city to the main London to Bristol line at Didcot. The first and that it was the quarry from which the stones had been Hinksey Stream runs past the west of Oxford, a branch of the River Thames. 17) this parish consists of the yearly sum of 6s. 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). Local members vote to elect new Trustees at the Annual General Meeting held each summer. The alkaline fen is among the most bio-diverse habitats, supporting a rich variety of invertebrates and plants. Below she shares her year of magical swimming with us. SOUTH HINKSEY. The village of South Hinksey is in the centre of Ferry Hinksey Road is a road in west Oxford. 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. https://www.instagram.com/tv/CcveyXAoRsP/. 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. Image The Oxfordshire History Centre. Crown. What a lot we have achieved in 2022! and two years later he acquired the manor of Cumnor. Car Hire. Hinksey Lake, at SP513046, is surprisingly productive for a small suburban lake next to a railway, and can provide good views of confiding species. 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