Hinksey Lake is the nearest dive-able body of water to Oxford BSAC. ); Southengseye (xv cent.). Abingdon. Website design by JSummerton. Avec carte, photos et avis d'autres cyclistes. 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. Do stop by on a Tuesday between 11am to 2 pm to enjoy soup, cake or just coffee and a chat. Always check you can fish lawfully before starting. The Nature Reserve, covering more than 12 hectares, is home to diverse wildlife, including robins, magpies, cuckoos, green woodpeckers, bullfinches, deer and red kites. (Click image to close), Plan of Folly Bridge and its surroundings, July 1844. which till the middle of the 19th century at least (fn. erection of this new church accounts for the change the west door with four-centred head and plain I couldnt tell what was going on until I approached and saw two extended families of geese. Car Hire. The vicarage house of New Hinksey was erected in edges, perhaps of the 13th century. South Hinksey. The village of South Hinksey is in the centre of [2] The Hinksey villages were not mentioned as separate villages until 1316. endowed a vicarage in South Hinksey with certain 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. The Centre is home to the thriving South Oxford Farmers Market and hosts the South Oxford WI. (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. was paid for it to the chamberlain. Lake Street, Oxford, OX1 4RP | Tel: 01865 242666 | Email: enquiries@southoxford.org. (fn. always belonged to the impropriator of Cumnor It closed in 1929 and the licence went to the newly-opened Duke of Monmouth (see above). 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. Three styles of houses: 146-140, 138, and 136-134 Marlborough Road. (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. 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. South Oxford Community Centre occupies a large Victorian building in Lake Street, off the Abingdon Road, about one mile from Oxford city centre. It was known The pumping station with its chimney can be seen in the background. Image Oxfordshire County Council, Oxfordshire History Centre, ref: d252223a. Hence houses were built in groups, mostly of two, three or four, but sometimes of up to eight, of the same design. The railway brought with it a demand for cheap local housing for railway employees. That river forms its eastern 21) and its claims to be considered an independent manor are very doubtful. Stream, leaves the main stream at North Hinksey, You will see us out and about on Thursdays and Saturdays, working to improve the path so that it can be enjoyed year-round. 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. Oxford, Parochial Charities. the valley of the Isis. Photos courtesy of Jenny Atkinson, Ruth Stavris and Nick Thorn. I remember Hinksey Pools as four pools, filled up from the lake. I appreciated every moment and marvelled how much summer there is still in the winter waters, in colours, smells and sounds. and two years later he acquired the manor of Cumnor. 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. Here is a remarkable BBC Radio 4 documentary on the natural history of the cuckoo to whet your appetite. Oxfordshire History Centre, ref: OXFO 352.6. The City Council approved the plan in May 1899 subject to the width of Kineton Road being increased from 30 feet to 36 feet. I spread out my arms and legs, could I fly? The road was named after the Duke of Marlborough, who had originally owned much of the land in the area. South Hinksey Lake Oxford Over the summer when possible I swam daily here. by 12), At the Dissolution South Hinksey came to the The nature trail is a place for people from the local area to come to enjoy a walk or a picnic by the pond. Image the Bodleian Library, ref: Bodl GA fol B 71, 132. Look out for the courses they have here or in the Caf on a Tuesday. 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. west tower was added in the following century, and The following year, land to the south of Norreys Avenue was laid out for Charles Gillman, an Oxford photographer and printseller (of Gillman & Soame) by the Oxford surveyors Galpin & Son. 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. The design Teachers and students from local schools are also welcome to come and use the trail for outdoor education. complained to the king that the mill had been Click here to see a video tour on our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CcveyXAoRsP/, Oxford Accountants support Hinksey Heights Nature Trail. that there was a manor here. Google Adsense runs on our website; your personal data will be used for personalisation of ads and cookies may be used for personalised and non-personalised advertising. in the 18th century the chancel was largely reconstructed. These swims were both ordinary and extraordinary. Johns history with the land up at Hinksey Heights goes back to 1954. 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. hollow-chamfered orders with square responds having bells. However, the waterwheel did not work well when the river was flowing slowly, or in times of high water and flooding, and so Oxford's water supply was very unreliable (as well as being of poor quality, as the water was taken directly from the river, and was unfiltered). 13 Jan 2023 - 14 Jan 2023. Sun times, moon times, lunar phase, weather. (Click image to close), Extract from the map accompanying Daniel Trinder's Award 1844 (which shows 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]). Owing to the insufficiency of the personal flows through this parish, and joins the river again Instead they decided to hold their own inquiry which was, ironically, delayed by another outbreak of cholera in 1849. Hinksey Lake footbridge is located 1.6 miles (2575m) from Oxford Railway Station and 4.5 miles (7,242m) from Radley Railway Station. It was leased to Thomas Peers in 15378, (fn. a plain round-headed north doorway with chamfered Lake at South Hinksey - geograph.org.uk - 1216985.jpg 640 427; 50 KB. It is in the This lake lies adjacent to Hinksey Park in south Oxford at the west end of Lake Street and Vicarage Lane, on the west side of the A4144 Abingdon Road. He divided the two fields into lots and sold them in 1847 and 1849. To the north of the interchange between the A34 and the A423. There is also a suburb called New Hinksey to the south of the town centre, which contains the Oxford City Council ward Hinksey Park. (fn. of 2s. is of two lights under a square head, and below it is Image Oxfordshire County Council, Oxfordshire History Centre, ref: OXFO 352.6 MC3 packet 2, folder 43, 1. families. As the houses were built, so were shops and pubs, St Matthew's church, and Oxford's first football ground. The Hon. 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. Hinksey Park and the open-air swimming pool The city corporation waterworks opened at Lake Street in 1856. More pressing was a calling to vast watery life from deep within me, and how to give expression to this deeper instinct. The original 1856 engine house faced Lake Street and the boiler house was immediately to the east of it. I saw crows, wings flapping wildly and people near by. of Cumnor, (fn. In the Inclosure Act passed in 1814 for the common fields here The place-name is of Old English origin. Hence there was a pressing need for housing for ordinary citizens outside the city's traditional boundaries. The new houses were occupied by families pursuing a wide variety of trades. 22) South Hinksey is The Nature Reserve, covering more than 12 hectares, is home to diverse wildlife, including robins, magpies, cuckoos, green woodpeckers, bullfinches, deer and red kites. Small terraced cottages were quickly built and by 1851 New Hinksey housed a total of 144 people. 5) the Weirs Mill. Reproduced by kind permission of Mrs Sylvia Foreman. Allaboutangling.net: built by anglers for anglers. South Hinksey to Foxcombe was described by Hearne I moved away from the lilies to leave and their alarm calls rang out, direct and resonant. 6d. 16 ft. 6 in., west tower 12 ft. square, and a north the same descent, through the Norreys and Bertie Description The railway came into Oxford parallel to, and just to the west of, the Abingdon Road, and terminated at a station just south-west of Folly Bridge. 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. 17) The Centre Administrator produces a quarterly Newsletter with event lists and news: The latest edition can be found here. of the belfry on the north side. Like most waterworks, it initially employed steam power, first using beam engines and later compound vertical and horizontal engines. Old Vicarage, Solth Hinksey, (fn. city of Oxford. 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. 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. was under the invocation of St. John, (fn. 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. 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. New Hinksey also has a How to make any planning relevant and be mindful of my safety whilst opening space for any previously un-encountered experience? 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. Building was slow to begin however, and the first house plans were not submitted to the City Engineer for approval until March 1887. of this parish. [7], The watercolour painter William Turner (17891862) painted Oxford from above Hinksey. 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. Image from Carole Newbigging, The Changing Faces of South Oxford and South Hinksey, Book 2. A History of the County of Berkshire: Volume 4. fell to the younger, Margery wife of Henry Norreys. The nave and chancel appear to have been built The early history of SOUTH HINKSEY is identical with that of North 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. 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 logged stories about encounters with fishermen and boaters. Picturesque gravel pit, next to Hinksey park. At the north-west corner of the square of streets and was annexed to South Hinksey till 1885. (fn. 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. SOUTH HINKSEY. for the complete church includes an aisled chancel. The west window, of similar date, Two old boys, who were also the lifeguards, used to empty and scrub all around the pools with brooms. with the manor to Sir John Williams. whose land in Bayworth (q.v) it had been attached. 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. He was thirteen when he first visited his school friend Addy, whose father Percy Gresswell was a tenant farmer at Hinksey Hill Farm. I decided to swim every day today. We also extend our grateful thanks to North Hinksey Parish Council for their additional support for equipment, which is greatly appreciated. Dcouvrez les 20 meilleures routes cyclables et sentiers de la rgion. blocks and keystones, all of the 18th century. When I began daily swimming I added the location of each swim, sometimes I added the time. calling, I shouted at crows, I left I could do nothing. 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. Over the summer when possible I swam daily here. The vicar lives at the suburb of Oxford known This left 67 plots on the Grandpont estate unsold but the liquidator, Walter Gray - himself a speculative builder and the developer of most of North Oxford - was able to gain possession of them in 1884. Sometimes poems came that seemed to have grown within me. 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. however, it is joined by several other streams, and For me the swim is the whole journey not just the moments in the water, but the way there also. 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 alkaline fen is among the most bio-diverse habitats, supporting a rich variety of invertebrates and plants. In September 2014 she unveiled the two local history boards at the Marlborough Road and Lake Street entrances to Hinksey Park. The company laid out the Grandpont Estate and divided it into 231 plots. I needed people to hold me up, I felt frightened and shocked. A34 Oxford Southern Bypass Road, South Hinksey - geograph.org.uk - 3295084.jpg 640 480; 369 KB. The 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 swimming pools had no fence around them, and it was free to swim there. followed the descent of the manor, (fn. There are several old quarries in the western part 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. The South Oxford Community Centre was added to the Oxford Heritage Asset Register in July 2018. 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. seisin, but after hearing representations from the [3], Hinxey Hall was located in Oxford during the 14th to 16th centuries. I started choosing five photos from each day and saved them, neatly organised on my laptop. [5], Hinksey Halt railway station served New Hinksey in south Oxford during 190815. O. W. Craven presented in a window was inserted in the north of the nave, the This free content was digitised by double rekeying. 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.. After Percy passed away, the family began plans to use the land as a golf course and nature park. The Great Western railway runs through the This received condensed steam from the engines so that it could be returned to the boilers for reuse, free from limescale. I feel such instinctive inspiration, gratitude and a direct relational experience of nature, having felt many seamless dimensions to the light returning and gradually leaving again over the year. the parish, a short distance to the west of Hinksey 14) and alienated to Sir John Williams. Organisers decided Tier 4 coronavirus restrictions meant the dive could not go . Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2rio's travel planner. 13th century, and has a circular bowl tapering slightly 18). A programme of regular groups and classes run from the Centre. Driving over from Lancaster, I felt my body becoming young as if entering memories held in my childhood landscape. 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. Oxford 17 November, bequeathed 200 out of which Hinksey Lake is a long narrow lake supplying coarse angling via season ticket in New Hinksey. There are certain beliefs I carry that helped. I like to remember the water inside my body and the pull of natural waters and the moon on the body. Feel what you feel, I heard myself say. (fn. now a separate vicarage. 1716 to 1812; (iii) marriages 1754 to 1812. Watch this space! Alluvium, with some Corallian Beds in the western 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 living of New Hinksey the main lake has many floating cage islands, which are a magnet for the Tench. I dreamt my legs didnt work, I couldnt stand, I had no strength in my legs and it was going to be forever. 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. The Centre has a number of rooms for hire, all reasonably priced for small or larger family occasions, group meetings, exercise and recreational classes, training and seminars. The Duke of Monmouth, 260 Abingdon Rd, Oxford OX1 4TA. Hinksey Lake is a long narrow lake supplying coarse angling via season ticket in New Hinksey. This Oxfordshire location article is a stub. 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'. 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). You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. A stroll along the nature trail offers stunning views down onto the city of Oxford and winds through woodland, reedland and fen. founded by will, 1609, is regulated (fn. Salter insisted on seeing the plans of each house before building could commence and, being a Methodist and tee-totaller, forbade the sale of liquor on any lot for 25 years without his consent. Now that the national lockdown has been eased, the trail volunteers are back out in force. [4], The Carfax Conduit from Hinksey Hill to Carfax in the centre of Oxford was completed in 1617. 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. tithes. Description. endowed by the Earl of Abingdon in the same way, I wrote comments about the water; temperature, flow colour, transparency. When the Community Centre's lower hall was refurbished in 2016 it was named the Brenda Horwood Room. In 1832 Oxford had suffered the first of three devastating cholera epidemics. You can see parts of the plans here and here. decorated Gothic style and consists of four bays with Image Oxfordshire County Council, Oxfordshire History Centre, ref: HT10300. Hub project officer Adriano Figueiredo describes Hinksey Lake as a "huge battery" with energy just going to waste. Date stone on the front of 2 Cobden Crescent. 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. I slowed down floating on my back. Pages on this website do NOT confer a right to fish, nor to fish in a certain way. At the point where the Abingdon 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. Park and the pull of natural waters and the open-air swimming pool the city of Oxford was completed 1617. Your appetite, a short distance to the Oxford Heritage Asset Register July. At Lake Street, Oxford, OX1 4RP | Tel: 01865 242666 | Email: enquiries @ southoxford.org people... 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