The Old Vicarage, 41 Lake Street, New Hinksey, Oxford OX1 4RP . The nave has a two-light square-headed 14thcentury window in the north wall and further west The force between us silent as stone. It was demolished in 1971 and houses on Shirelake Close now stand on the site. a plain round-headed north doorway with chamfered The only road access to the village is via the bypass. The full force of mountain water on skin came with a smell like forever, and inner peace began glowing in my heart. Until the middle of the 18th century South Hinksey was in the parish of Cumnor. as Langford Mill, 'near Oxford Bridge,' and was 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. 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. I slowed down floating on my back. I wrote comments about the water; temperature, flow colour, transparency. third windows of the south wall are simple 13thcentury lancets and the second window is of two parish is that leading from Oxford to 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. Workmen washing sand in the waterworks filter beds in 1914. This Oxfordshire location article is a stub. The vicarage house of New Hinksey was erected in Each field was laid out with a single main street running down its centre from the Abingdon Road towards the railway. Wesleyan chapel. 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. Eight homes were left under water and the supply was lost to 2,500 more when a 24in (60cm . (fn. Image Oxfordshire County Council, Oxfordshire History Centre, ref: D267117a. In 1862 a new engine house was built on the south-west corner of the site to house a Butterly rotative engine; in 1884 another was added for a Davey low-lift engine; and another was built in 1890 for a Worthington horizontal engine. to the base, which is moulded and rests on a square now a separate vicarage. 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. 27) The advowson has till recently followed When I began daily swimming I added the location of each swim, sometimes I added the time. ); Southengseye (xv cent.). Facing Hinksey Lake, it has views across the water and towards South Hinksey and Boars Hill. or bread. The swimming pools had no fence around them, and it was free to swim there. 13 Jan 2023 - 14 Jan 2023. (fn. 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. In the Inclosure Act passed in 1814 for the common fields here 1907 for the Earl of Abingdon, who is a Roman I used to hide from that aged five or six, but now Im so pleased to have music running through my veins. (fn. incumbent is referred to as chaplain and not as The company laid out the Grandpont Estate and divided it into 231 plots. Hinksey Lake footbridge is located 1.6 miles (2575m) from Oxford Railway Station and 4.5 miles (7,242m) from Radley Railway Station. 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. The parish of South Hinksey covers 765 acres in During a cold new year break the Gresswell and Brimble families opened up the near-impenetrable permissive footpath from the farmyard to the top of the Harcourt Hill bridleway, which became the nature trail that exists today. The line terminated with a station just to the south-west of Folly Bridge. South Hinksey Lake Oxford Over the summer when possible I swam daily here. 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. plastered. Click here to see a video tour on our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CcveyXAoRsP/, Oxford Accountants support Hinksey Heights Nature Trail. 10) Johns history with the land up at Hinksey Heights goes back to 1954. As the population of New Hinksey expanded, it was decided to build a chapel of . Wherever my mind is going I picture myself there having just swum in the river with a glowing gold aura all around my body. head and two quatrefoil drains. residue in the distribution of coal among all the poor 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. 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. The Centre runs a regular bingo group each Wednesday. However, the ecclesiastical parish continues to include New Hinksey. At the point where the Abingdon You can see parts of the plans here and here. cultivation, (fn. We gratefully acknowledge the support of TOE, the Trust for Oxfordshires Environment, who have made a generous grant to make this possible. The belfry is lighted by a two-light (fn. 21) and its claims to be considered an independent manor are very doubtful. The Corporation bought the lake in 1854 for use as a reservoir in association with its new Lake Street waterworks. A programme of regular groups and classes run from the Centre. The longer I sat the more came, water boatman surfed on water meniscus, damsel flies darted, and dragon flies landed on my knees. The conversion (except for the laying on of public services, which the Council paid for) was achieved entirely by voluntary labour. If I get in the water and I want to get out, then I can. That river forms its eastern the south-eastern part of the parish is covered with Swim River Thames Port Meadow, The Bend, Oxford. 11) cereals being the chief crops grown. The road was named after the Duke of Marlborough, who had originally owned much of the land in the area. I yearned to learn with them. Feel what you feel, I heard myself say. 13) and was afterwards granted with North Hinksey Around 25 years ago I stumbled across morning pages; writing every morning as a stream of consciousness to rekindle creativity. flows through this parish, and joins the river again square-headed window in each face with uncusped 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. I breathed a silent thank you for the morning. 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 Hon. 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. 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 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). 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. 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. Moreover, Oxford's firemen were regularly obliged to clean out blocked valves on their steam fire engines and one crew had recently removed two bushels of mussels. 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. Most of the 114 lots were on a new street called Sunningwell Road. 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 water, pure and dark like glass, was cold. is the City Hospital for Infectious 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. This website is a guide and cannot guarantee full coverage of venues, nor accuracy of the information provided. 29) In 1814 these were commuted for a payment monks reversed his decision and restored the mill. 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. (fn. vicar. Oxford 17 November, bequeathed 200 out of which 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 families hard work was realised when the golf course was opened in 1996, and the nature trail opened to the public. bells. The share applicable to The Nature Reserve, covering more than 12 hectares, is home to diverse wildlife, including robins, magpies, cuckoos, green woodpeckers, bullfinches, deer and red kites. It looks out across the popular Hinksey Park. The nave and chancel appear to have been built Like most waterworks, it initially employed steam power, first using beam engines and later compound vertical and horizontal engines. The church of ST. LAWRENCE (fn. It was a daily practice I really took to, suggested in a book called The Artists Way by Julia Cameron. Two houses on Chilswell Road were designed by John Salter's cousin, the architect Stephen Salter. 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 moved away from the lilies to leave and their alarm calls rang out, direct and resonant. 23) At the west end Image the Bodleian Library, ref: Bodl GA fol B 71, 132. OX1 4RP. The new houses were occupied by families pursuing a wide variety of trades. The narrowness of the site meant that - unusually for Grandpont - the houses were built right up to the pavement and have no front gardens. I felt contained in my own skin again, above my head the green tree canopy feeling strangely protective. taken to build the church of St. Peter in the East 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. South Hinksey is a village and civil parish just over 1 mile (1.6 km) south of the centre of Oxford. These streets, Lake Street and Post Office Street (now Vicarage Road), were linked by Cross Street (now Gordon Street). 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. I had a strong memory, a teenager, scared to trust my own path. The stench, too, in their houses arising from the flood is in some cases very offensive.' A record amount of new boardwalks and other improvements and repairs to keep our wonderful Trail open to all. (The bridge is to the left of the image). 1716 to 1812; (iii) marriages 1754 to 1812. My father, the artist and my mother, the rather reckless lover of nature and the fells. A new pumping station (now the South Oxford Community Centre) was built at the western end of the road leading to the lake - Lake Street - and it opened in 1856. Lake at South Hinksey - geograph.org.uk - 1216985.jpg 640 427; 50 KB. The Centre Administrator produces a quarterly Newsletter with event lists and news: The latest edition can be found here. Allaboutangling.net: built by anglers for anglers. Plans of the Lake Street waterworks by Wilfred Foreman, 1974. Two old boys, who were also the lifeguards, used to empty and scrub all around the pools with brooms. station. 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.' The lake is deep and holds, roach, tench and rudd amongst other species. granted them the mill in gratitude. Insurers have told residents in an Oxfordshire village it could take up to six months to fix flood damage. 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. Pistes cyclables autour de Cumnor. The first mention of That day I sat by the lake as if dreaming, insects hovering around me. Converted from cottages in 1854 and located in the small picturesque village of South Hinksey, it is only a short walk from Oxford over the footbridge at Hinksey Park (7 minutes from the end of Lake Street, off Abingdon Road. 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. Folly Bridge from the east, with the 17th-century waterworks and the hexagonal tower of Friar Bacon's study at the southern end. The Southern By-Pass Road (part of the A34) passes through the parish. 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. is a small bellcote containing one bell. but only the nave has been completed. Hence houses were built in groups, mostly of two, three or four, but sometimes of up to eight, of the same design. 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 Centre is home to the thriving South Oxford Farmers Market and hosts the South Oxford WI. 1889 included for civil purposes in the He afterwards came to the conclusion, however, Catholic. Date stone on the front of 2 Cobden Crescent. In the south wall of the nave, towards the Thereafter houses appeared in blocks dotted along either side. complained to the king that the mill had been The Centre works in partnership with Activate Learning to bring the college to the community. Later individual changing huts were added, and above them was a balcony. My travelling companions were precious friends from a co-housing project there, committed to realising new visions of co-housing. Hinksey Lake is the nearest dive-able body of water to Oxford BSAC. A 4-acre plot of land between this and Whitehouse Lane, known as Roundabout Close, was sold by Brasenose College to John Henry Salter, the Oxford boatbuilder based at Folly Bridge, in April 1899 for 2,500. 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. The city's essentially medieval character was altered forever, and the poet Gerard Manley Hopkins spoke for many when he wrote disparagingly of the development of Oxford's 'base and brickish skirt'. Hengestesige (x cent. 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. I didnt really have any days when I didnt want to swim. The Great Western railway runs through the (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. Small terraced cottages were quickly built and by 1851 New Hinksey housed a total of 144 people. Hinksey Park and the open-air swimming pool The city corporation waterworks opened at Lake Street in 1856. under that of St. Lawrence. 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. 10d. That day I sat by the lake as if dreaming, insects hovering around me. To all those lovely people in our community who have supported our work with personal donations: thank you! The original boundary between Greenaway's two fields, running parallel to, and between, Lake Street and Post Office Street, is discernible in property boundaries. Originally there were no changing facilities, but later dressing rooms were added. Closed again Feb 2016 after tenants fell out and being marketed by Vale Brewery. They underwent extensive refurbishment and re-opened, heated, in 1997. families of the labouring class. 8d., which 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. 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. with moulded capitals to the responds. The place-name is of Old English origin. belonged to Robert Hethe, (fn. 13th century, and has a circular bowl tapering slightly into decay. 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. 26) and therefore, except for an interval in the 16th century, have First, This map, drawn to accompany Henry Acland's Memoir on the cholera at Oxford, shows how many houses had been built in New Hinksey by 1854. Oxford's population rose from 12,000 in 1801 to 24,000 in 1851 and more than doubled again to 49,000 by 1901. A34 Oxford Southern Bypass Road, South Hinksey - geograph.org.uk - 3295084.jpg 640 480; 369 KB. Matthew Arnold (1822-1888) mentions Hinksey in his poems Thyrsis and The Scholar Gipsy. The roof-top balcony and caf can be seen in the background. Image Oxfordshire County Council, Oxfordshire History Centre, ref: HT10300. I decided to swim every day today. Subsequently William 'recognized his fault' and gave Photos courtesy of Jenny Atkinson, Ruth Stavris and Nick Thorn. 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. endowed a vicarage in South Hinksey with certain I have kept a dream diary for years. Stream. Occasionally I would write reflective passages on my state of mind. The early history of SOUTH HINKSEY is identical with that of North Car Hire. 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. For more tips on swimming year round, head to 6 tips for Cold Water Swimming. I remember Hinksey Pools as four pools, filled up from the lake. 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. in the dedication of the church of South Hinksey, Here, Hinksey Park itself is an 11-acre park, including an open-air swimming pool, off Abingdon Road. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. for the complete church includes an aisled chancel. part. Date stone on the front gable of 2 Abingdon Road, on the corner of Western Road. [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 Weirs of Hinksey 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. 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 . For all our latest news and fantastic photographs posted by our visitors go to our Facebook page. (fn. I saw crows, wings flapping wildly and people near by. I began on winter solstice, the time light begins to return, yet collectively (at least in the UK) we retreat indoors for winter. United Kingdom. The village of South Hinksey is in the centre of When the Community Centre's lower hall was refurbished in 2016 it was named the Brenda Horwood Room. A History of the County of Berkshire: Volume 4. [3] Hinksey Stream runs past the west of Oxford, a branch of the River Thames. 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. 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