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. The pub seems to have changed its name in around 1874. were in existence in 1544, when they The roof is Closed again Feb 2016 after tenants fell out and being marketed by Vale Brewery. Sun times, moon times, lunar phase, weather. (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. 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 south-eastern part of the parish is covered with [7], The watercolour painter William Turner (17891862) painted Oxford from above Hinksey. "The lake is about 4,000 square metres - it is a huge battery. There is also a suburb called New Hinksey to the south of the town centre, which contains the Oxford City Council ward Hinksey Park. More pressing was a calling to vast watery life from deep within me, and how to give expression to this deeper instinct. (Click image to close), Plan of the Lake Street waterworks and their surroundings in the early 1930s. If I get in the water and I want to get out, then I can. to George Owen (fn. 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. On reaching the old rope swing I drew a breath taking in the unbelievable beauty. [3], Hinxey Hall was located in Oxford during the 14th to 16th centuries. Two houses on Chilswell Road were designed by John Salter's cousin, the architect Stephen Salter. 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 used to hide from that aged five or six, but now Im so pleased to have music running through my veins. 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. Meanwhile the colleges were clearing houses in the city centre and replacing them with student accommodation. It is best viewed from the footbridge that carries a footpath from the end of Lake Street towards South Hinksey. The Centre runs a regular bingo group each Wednesday. of 2s. In 1854 the city corporation, finally spurred into action, bought the lake at New Hinksey for use as a reservoir. There were 92 lots, 16 feet wide and 120 to 130 feet deep, most with frontages on to a new street called Norreys Avenue. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. The longer I sat the more came, water boatman surfed on water meniscus, damsel flies darted, and dragon flies landed on my knees. Plans of the Lake Street waterworks by Wilfred Foreman, 1974. the middle of the 18th century. 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. The living 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. 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. The filtered water was stored in newly-built underground tanks. 28), Before 1743 Montagu second Earl of Abingdon Swim River Thames Port Meadow, The Bend, Oxford. I have tried to put these into words here. There are 4 ways to get from Summertown to South Hinksey by bus, taxi or foot. 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. 1888 on a site given by the Earl of Abingdon and seisin, but after hearing representations from the The South Oxford Community Centre was added to the Oxford Heritage Asset Register in July 2018. is of two lights under a square head, and below it is The dividends, In the 14th century plinth. The Great Western railway runs through the O. W. Craven presented in Development by Steve Perry Creative. Gordon Street was at this time called Cross Street and Vicarage Road was Post Office Street. Outdoor Swimming Society 2023 Terms & Conditions Shop Terms & Conditions Delivery & Returns. When it was first created, the parish extended to the River Thames, but in 1889 the new suburb of New Hinksey, between the Thames and Hinksey Stream, was transferred to the City of Oxford. (fn. A very old one on the footpath from Hotels in South Hinksey. short distance to the north-east called Catholic. Most of these railings were removed during the Second World War with the idea of melting down the metal for re-use, but on streets where the houses had semi-basements, and there was a danger of people falling in during the blackout, railings were retained. the valley of the Isis. Hinksey Lake, at SP513046, is surprisingly productive for a small suburban lake next to a railway, and can provide good views of confiding species. station. Their outstretched wings loomed. The church of South Hinksey is It was a daily practice I really took to, suggested in a book called The Artists Way by Julia Cameron. of the mills is ancient. each to two poor widows, and as to the The families hard work was realised when the golf course was opened in 1996, and the nature trail opened to the public. Originally there were no changing facilities, but later dressing rooms were added. plastered. Easy to follow but not lit). The Nature Reserve, covering more than 12 hectares, is home to diverse wildlife, including robins, magpies, cuckoos, green woodpeckers, bullfinches, deer and red kites. Always check you can fish lawfully before starting. The force between us silent as stone. 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). This article related to the history of England is a stub. Two old boys, who were also the lifeguards, used to empty and scrub all around the pools with brooms. was to be given to every poor widow, and any and two years later he acquired the manor of Cumnor. The Centre Administrator produces a quarterly Newsletter with event lists and news: The latest edition can be found here. After closure in 1856 the waterworks building became a flock mill and from 1892 it was part of the City Engineer's Depot. The pump and engine houses were designed by the engineer James Jones who became the works' first manager. The park was laid out in the 1930s on the site of the former Victorian waterworks, and has a large lake, boating pond On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. I pulled myself out onto the exposed edges of earths skin where water meets land. children. 2. 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. 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. You will see us out and about on Thursdays and Saturdays, working to improve the path so that it can be enjoyed year-round. If when I get to the water I dont want to get in I dont have to (this has never happened yet). I spread out my arms and legs, could I fly? The original 1856 engine house faced Lake Street and the boiler house was immediately to the east of it. After a reluctant start, the pace of house-building on Archer Street accelerated, encouraged no doubt by the gradual completion of the adjoining Grandpont estate and by the beginnings of development to the east: Chilswell Road, Edith Road and Newton Road were laid out in 1889 on a 7-acre piece of land known as Irish Mead, formerly owned by University College. road crosses the stream is the New Occasionally I would write reflective passages on my state of mind. The parish was part of Berkshire until the 1974 boundary changes transferred it to Oxfordshire. calling, I shouted at crows, I left I could do nothing. The Weirs of Hinksey of Cumnor, (fn. Piano practice was my first daily practice. 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. It looks out across the popular Hinksey Park. Hinksey is called a chapelry of Cumnor, and the (fn. Despite this, Alfred Boffin, an Oxford baker whose famous Boffin's Tea Room was at Carfax, developed a large area of new housing in Lake Street in the early 1880s. They splashed and dived, teaching their three young to fish. 1907 for the Earl of Abingdon, who is a Roman The opening of the diving board at Hinksey Pools in 1936. In the churchyard, to the north of the nave, are 6d. Hengestesige (x cent. 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. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. This free content was digitised by double rekeying. When I started swimming outdoors eight years ago I felt another loosening of this inner sediment, a way opening inside me. My parents met us there to share the morning swim. It closed in 1929 and the licence went to the newly-opened Duke of Monmouth (see above). The 16 ft. 6 in., west tower 12 ft. square, and a north That day I sat by the lake as if dreaming, insects hovering around me. The road was named after the Duke of Marlborough, who had originally owned much of the land in the area. Folly Bridge from the east, with the 17th-century waterworks and the hexagonal tower of Friar Bacon's study at the southern end. 12), At the Dissolution South Hinksey came to the head and two quatrefoil drains. early in the 13th century. I breathed a silent thank you for the morning. Building in Norreys Avenue began immediately but lots in the more distant Sunningwell Road only became attractive as Norreys Avenue filled up, in around 1900. Line 300 bus. 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. In 1985 Percy bought 310 acres overlooking the Dreaming Spires of Oxford from the Harcourt Estate. I didnt really have any days when I didnt want to swim. I also began to add memorable sightings of birds, fish, animals and other humans, river users and non-river users. Thames and Hinksey Stream was in This was a childhood swimming place for me. The chancel has a plain round-headed window in since 1909. It is on the inside of the ring road and close to the Hinksey Stream, a branch of the River Thames at Oxford. families. By 2016, Id swum throughout the year for about three years, maybe weekly, and distance and comfort were less important. Please make a donation to our Winter 2022Appeal if you can. is a small bellcote containing one bell. Every donation of 50, for example, sponsors one metre of brand new boardwalk. The alkaline fen at Hinksey Heights is one of the few existing examples of this rare habitat in Oxfordshire. 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. (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. Children enjoying Hinksey Pools in 1965. at Oxford. At least 31 builders and building families were involved, most erecting a handful of houses, some responsible for large numbers. 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. consols with the official trustees. 20) The Jarvis family, for example, built at least 35 houses on Marlborough Road, and the Phipps family at least 26. There is no suggestion The city corporation waterworks opened at Lake Street in 1856. (fn. bells. 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 logged stories about encounters with fishermen and boaters. 65 to 85 Abingdon Road. by 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. followed the descent of the manor, (fn. Each field was laid out with a single main street running down its centre from the Abingdon Road towards the railway. So near yet so wild. My travelling companions were precious friends from a co-housing project there, committed to realising new visions of co-housing. (fn. 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. (fn. The Lake Street waterworks ceased operation in 1934 because new waterworks had been built at Swinford. Reproduced by kind permission of Mrs Sylvia Foreman. Here, Hinksey Park itself is an 11-acre park, including an open-air swimming pool, off Abingdon Road. There is another mill a For the first time in 16 years, Oxford Scuba Diving Club was forced to cancel its New Year's Day dip at Hinksey Lake. I wanted to look huge, I couldnt bear any doubt, the birds must be certain of my being a large mammal they couldnt carry. A number of martial arts groups run at the Centre for children and adults as well as several yoga groups. hollow-chamfered orders with square responds having Go to the water and get in please just go there, I said to myself in my distress, feeling helpless. In the mid to late 19th century the university had undergone a series of reforms which led to a large increase in the number of students, and hence in the number of academic staff (and their families). In the flash of an eye, that lasted forever, a large relentless crow landed briefly, hooking a small gosling into its beak, and flew off. I felt contained in my own skin again, above my head the green tree canopy feeling strangely protective. south-west, and is joined by a lane running south from the village. There was at With a fully skilled-up team and proven methods now in place, we are really motoring. To explore The Year of Magical Swimming on the Wild Swim Map click here. (i) mixed entries 1670 to 1715; (ii) mixed entries 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. was granted to George Owen in 1547, (fn. is a vicarage annexed to South Hinksey. 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. This means we can now close the temporary path that operated as a diversion while we undertook this work. 9) Its later A simple but attractive decorative scheme using dark blue engineering bricks (some stamped 'Joseph Hamblet West Bromwich') was used around the windows of the Davey engine house. the parish, a short distance to the west of Hinksey Hinksey Lake. in 1712 as resembling 'military fortifications.' Devil's Backbone, bridge and path. OUR STORY. I have kept a dream diary for years. In 1936 the former filter beds of the waterworks were converted into swimming and paddling pools, known as the Jubilee Pools. 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. Oxfordshire History Centre, ref: OXFO 352.6. cultivation, (fn. This site, like many others, uses small files called cookies to help us improve and customize your experience. is given to a poor boy or to a poor widow with They were bought up by speculative builders, usually in blocks. Matthew Arnold (1822-1888) mentions Hinksey in his poems Thyrsis and The Scholar Gipsy. It was demolished in 1971 and houses on Shirelake Close now stand on the site. The plate consists of a silver chalice and paten of The alkaline fen is among the most bio-diverse habitats, supporting a rich variety of invertebrates and plants. Sometimes poems came that seemed to have grown within me. The physician Henry Acland's pioneering work on the epidemiology of the outbreaks showed that the mortality rate, which was particularly high in the crowded working-class parishes of St Aldates, St Clement's, St Thomas's and St Ebbe's, was related to poor housing and to lack of proper drainage and sanitation. Somewhere the crows own young. To all those lovely people in our community who have supported our work with personal donations: thank you! One local resident recalled 'First of all there were open dressing rooms, just a big open room with seats around, one for ladies and one for men. (fn. Hinksey Park Management Plan 2018-2022 . 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. 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. manors from Richard Wenman and his wife Isabel, The registers previous to 1812 are as follows: the Weirs Mill. Their back gardens look out over an area of open meadowland known as Dean's Ham or Archer Cowley's field. In 1877 Charlotte Faulkener, by her will proved at The only road access to the village is via the bypass. 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. Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2rio's travel planner. At the west end Once the former railway line had been removed following the closure of Grandpont Station in 1872 the water company bought seven acres of land immediately north of the pumping station from University College (an area known as the Step Ground) and dug out a cooling pond (now the boating lake). (Click image to close), Map accompanying Daniel Trinder's Award 1844, showing the proposed line of the Great Western Railway as it approached Oxford, just to the west of the Abingdon Road [east is at the top]. The 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. By the following year he had finished a number of houses for letting purposes. Pistes cyclables autour de Cumnor. Since the 1930s they have been connected by the Southern By-Pass Road. but only the nave has been completed. Hinksey Hill Farm lies on Hinksey Hill, close to South Hinksey. Oxford, Parochial Charities. 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). 1889 included for civil purposes in the About a quarter of the land in this parish is under These swims were both ordinary and extraordinary. It is first mentioned in the 10th century in the form Hengestesige, and probably means "stallion island". 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. It was first recorded in the 1860s, when it was called the White Horse Inn and the address was 2 South Parade, New Hinksey, which was a row of eight cottages on the Abingdon Road. 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