of Cumnor, (fn. After a recent public appeal, we are delighted to have the generous pro bono support of Botley-based accountants Ridgefield Consulting. 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 . The Duke of Monmouth, 260 Abingdon Rd, Oxford OX1 4TA. Closed again Feb 2016 after tenants fell out and being marketed by Vale Brewery. by a scheme of the Charity Commissioners, 5 February 1886, for the St. Aldate's, with the manor to Sir John Williams. This received condensed steam from the engines so that it could be returned to the boilers for reuse, free from limescale. Oxford, Parochial Charities. belonged to Robert Hethe, (fn. They were bought up by speculative builders, usually in blocks. Oxford's suburban expansion to the east, west and south gathered pace in the 1890s when there was a nationwide building boom, fuelled by rising real wages. Help; English (UK) EN India INR INR () Flights. At the north-west corner of the square of streets at Oxford. (fn. There is another mill a a window was inserted in the north of the nave, the The Weirs of Hinksey village of South Hinksey, and New Hinksey residents attended St Laurence's church in South Hinksey by crossing Hinksey Lake and the railway tracks on the path still known as the Devil's Backbone. 23) 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. bells. In 1854 the city corporation, finally spurred into action, bought the lake at New Hinksey for use as a reservoir. South Hinksey. A management committee was set up, with Gibbs as Chairman, to run what became known as the South Ward Social Guild. vicar. You will see us out and about on Thursdays and Saturdays, working to improve the path so that it can be enjoyed year-round. [3], Hinxey Hall was located in Oxford during the 14th to 16th centuries. whose land in Bayworth (q.v) it had been attached. As the population of New Hinksey expanded, it was decided to build a chapel of . Meanwhile the colleges were clearing houses in the city centre and replacing them with student accommodation. Avec carte, photos et avis d'autres cyclistes. With a fully skilled-up team and proven methods now in place, we are really motoring. By March 1881, 13 houses on Marlborough Road were occupied and 24 more were in the process of being built. Browse unbiased reviews and photos to find your ideal South Hinksey hotel. 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. taken to build the church of St. Peter in the East 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. 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. South Hinksey is a village and civil parish just over 1 mile (1.6 km) south of the centre of Oxford. The church has been restored and the Go to the water and get in please just go there, I said to myself in my distress, feeling helpless. noticeable that in the Act of Inclosure South It was known as The Grandpont Express. Here, Hinksey Park itself is an 11-acre park, including an open-air swimming pool, off Abingdon Road. estate, the sum of 90 only was paid in respect of It dawned on me I was another perceived danger, the crows hovering around the goslings. 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. Lake Street Studios, . It is best viewed from the footbridge that carries a footpath from the end of Lake Street towards South Hinksey. I needed people to hold me up, I felt frightened and shocked. (fn. 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. square-headed window in each face with uncusped in the 18th century the chancel was largely reconstructed. Recent conservation projects at the Nature Park have seen degraded areas of the alkaline valley fen restored by clearing out overgrown willows and reeds which were drying out the land. Geese hissed in vain, the gosling helpless, no way of loosening the grip, just calling. Image from Carole Newbigging, The Changing Faces of South Oxford and South Hinksey, Book 3 (Robert Boyd Publications, 2003). I swam amongst water lilies glimpsing light through their roots and water surface canopies. the west door with four-centred head and plain 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.' South Hinksey is a village and civil parish just over 1 mile (1.6km) south of the centre of Oxford. [9] He found the path muddy and organized a party of undergraduates to improve the roadway in the Hinksey area. 'The old order changeth, yeilding place to the new': dons (old and new) on the High Street, 1882. After Percy passed away, the family began plans to use the land as a golf course and nature park. They underwent extensive refurbishment and re-opened, heated, in 1997. (fn. This lane We look forward to seeing you. That river forms its eastern Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2rio's travel planner. The The waterworks pumping station, the lake, the cooling pond, the filter beds and the underground water storage tanks can be seen on this plan of the waterworks. Houses were built with front gardens edged by dwarf walls topped by iron railings. porch. (fn. 2019, University of London. Hinksey Hill Farm lies on Hinksey Hill, close to South Hinksey. Thames and Hinksey Stream was in Lake Street, Oxford, OX1 4RP | Tel: 01865 242666 | Email: enquiries@southoxford.org. Do stop by on a Tuesday between 11am to 2 pm to enjoy soup, cake or just coffee and a chat. 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. My parents met us there to share the morning swim. 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. The parish was part of Berkshire until the 1974 boundary changes transferred it to Oxfordshire. This Oxfordshire location article is a stub. 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. that it was the quarry from which the stones had been in 1712 as resembling 'military fortifications.' families. That day I sat by the lake as if dreaming, insects hovering around me. cultivation, (fn. complained to the king that the mill had been A very old one on the footpath from The company laid out the Grandpont Estate and divided it into 231 plots. Stream. The early history of SOUTH HINKSEY is identical with that of North The Corporation bought the lake in 1854 for use as a reservoir in association with its new Lake Street waterworks. The belfry is lighted by a two-light Its incredible to think that he has flown all the way to from the Congo to visit us this summer. 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. 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. 3) After the death We have already completed major work in the approach to the lower lake from the golf club gate, and expect to finish a further section in the area of OPT meadow gate by the end of September. endowed by the Earl of Abingdon in the same way, 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. which forms New Hinksey are the reservoirs and The roof-top balcony and caf can be seen in the background. 27) The advowson has till recently followed New Hinksey belongs to the ecclesiastical parish of South Hinksey, but the Salter laid out the estate in 105 lots with frontages to the Abingdon Road, Whitehouse Road, Kineton Road and an extension of Chilswell Road. The plan is oriented to the east, with a compass depicted at middle right. The force between us silent as stone. water-works of Oxford. South Oxford Community Centre occupies a large Victorian building in Lake Street, off the Abingdon Road, about one mile from Oxford city centre. obtained from him by force. Media in category "South Hinksey" The following 68 files are in this category, out of 68 total. Hinksey Stream runs past the west of Oxford, a branch of the River Thames. plinth. Owing to the insufficiency of the personal Allaboutangling.net: built by anglers for anglers. The new houses were occupied by families pursuing a wide variety of trades. The Centre runs a regular bingo group each Wednesday. Image courtesy of Brasenose College, ref: D0530. Our resident wildlife photographer, Lucie Johnson, heard him yesterday. These he later displayed at the Town Hall under a microscope. Local members vote to elect new Trustees at the Annual General Meeting held each summer. We gratefully acknowledge the support of TOE, the Trust for Oxfordshires Environment, who have made a generous grant to make this possible. 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. The conversion (except for the laying on of public services, which the Council paid for) was achieved entirely by voluntary labour. 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). The Radburn family outside 50 Chilswell Road in c. 1905. 8) and passed 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. The pump and engine houses were designed by the engineer James Jones who became the works' first manager. 10) The Great Western railway runs through the That river forms its eastern boundary, and a branch of it, known as Hinksey Stream, leaves the main stream at North Hinksey, Old Vicarage, Solth Hinksey, flows through this parish, and joins the river again some distance to the south-east of the village. 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. 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. side aisles. road crosses the stream is the New 17) made, William repented of his munificence, and 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. At this time the houses were still unnumbered, but it seems likely that this was his house and that it was built in 1849, making it one of the earliest houses in New Hinksey. Image Oxfordshire County Council, Oxfordshire History Centre, ref: D263922a. It is in the The South Oxford Community Association also directly runs a number of projects including: Art events, classes and exhibitions organised by a group of local artists known as New Hinksey Arts. His mother Ansfrida, a mistress of Henry I, received (fn. fell to the younger, Margery wife of Henry Norreys. Brenda Horwood was involved with the Community Centre for the rest of her life. (fn. Instead they decided to hold their own inquiry which was, ironically, delayed by another outbreak of cholera in 1849. 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 alkaline fen at Hinksey Heights is one of the few existing examples of this rare habitat in Oxfordshire. A34 Oxford Southern Bypass Road, South Hinksey - geograph.org.uk - 3295084.jpg 640 480; 369 KB. The City Council approved the plan in May 1899 subject to the width of Kineton Road being increased from 30 feet to 36 feet. In the south wall of the nave, towards the For all our latest news and fantastic photographs posted by our visitors go to our Facebook page. 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. 8d., are applied in the payment 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. Folly Bridge from the east, with the 17th-century waterworks and the hexagonal tower of Friar Bacon's study at the southern end. The pumping station with its chimney can be seen in the background. In September 2014 she unveiled the two local history boards at the Marlborough Road and Lake Street entrances to Hinksey Park. Hence houses were built in groups, mostly of two, three or four, but sometimes of up to eight, of the same design. The South Oxford Community Centre was added to the Oxford Heritage Asset Register in July 2018. The pub seems to have changed its name in around 1874. Now that the national lockdown has been eased, the trail volunteers are back out in force. to the base, which is moulded and rests on a square Adjacent to that was the works manager's house (now demolished). Crown. (Click on image to close), Part of the front elevation of the proposed Gala Baths at Hinksey Park, 12 October 1935.Reproduced by kind permission of Oxford City Council, ref: 15516. 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 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. Daily practice was essential to remove the element of personal choice and whim, and offer continuity in meeting something beyond myself, and was endlessly fascinating. parish from south-east to north-west, but there is no The village of South Hinksey is in the centre of The first and The living of New Hinksey Henry Norreys was created Lord Norreys in 1572, (fn. this parish consists of the yearly sum of 6s. (Click image to close), Plan of the Lake Street waterworks and their surroundings in the early 1930s. The pools were unheated, but that didn't put children off. 13th-century chancel arch is low, narrow, and pointed, Ferry Hinksey Road is a road in west Oxford. is a vicarage annexed to South Hinksey. of 2s. 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. Both estates were intended for a superior class of artisans' dwellings. After closure in 1856 the waterworks building became a flock mill and from 1892 it was part of the City Engineer's Depot. 31). The design the Hinkseys as separate vills occurs in 1316, when 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. Following the complete closure of the Great Western Railway's Grandpont station in 1872 the area between Folly Bridge and the waterworks grounds was cleared and the station buildings and track dismantled and sold off as building materials. 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 1985 Percy bought 310 acres overlooking the Dreaming Spires of Oxford from the Harcourt Estate. 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. I like to remember the water inside my body and the pull of natural waters and the moon on the body. Rectory. The chancel has a plain round-headed window in 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. Hinksey Lake. He divided the two fields into lots and sold them in 1847 and 1849. By the following year he had finished a number of houses for letting purposes. Vicarage Lane, School Place, Stewart Street and Green Place existed but had not yet been named; Summerfield was yet to be laid out. 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. 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. 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. The city corporation waterworks opened at Lake Street in 1856. I slowed down floating on my back. 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. Hengestesige (x cent. plastered. The font is of the followed the descent of the manor, (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. (fn. Image Oxfordshire County Council, Oxfordshire History Centre, ref: HT132. 12), At the Dissolution South Hinksey came to the Wootton, another chapelry of Cumnor, was the same descent, through the Norreys and Bertie In 1832 Oxford had suffered the first of three devastating cholera epidemics. 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. Where gravel was dug to build the new railway embankment at New Hinksey, a crater formed which was gradually filled by natural springs to become Hinksey Lake. 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. 32) and is now The swimming pools had no fence around them, and it was free to swim there. In 1877 Charlotte Faulkener, by her will proved at by The west window, of similar date, 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. 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 moved away from the lilies to leave and their alarm calls rang out, direct and resonant. Pedestrian and cycle access to the village from Oxford is via the Devil's Backbone; a historic raised pathway across the neighbouring flood plains that features in Matthew Arnold's poem The Scholar Gipsy. The music of a buskers song reached me and looking up I saw the trees around leading me to the meadows. Hengestesige (x cent. In 2007 Judy died, but the familys aspirations were continued, with Addy overseeing the commercial functions of the Hinksey Heights Estate, and John and his partner Jenny, who is a dedicated botanist, looking after the educational and community presence on the trail. The Nature Reserve, covering more than 12 hectares, is home to diverse wildlife, including robins, magpies, cuckoos, green woodpeckers, bullfinches, deer and red kites. These swims were both ordinary and extraordinary. Search. children. Occasionally I would write reflective passages on my state of mind. edges, perhaps of the 13th century. 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. Most of the 114 lots were on a new street called Sunningwell Road. were in existence in 1544, when they Place names ending in -ey (island, commonly used of higher ground in a marshy area) are of early formation, probably names bestowed by the first English farmers who tackled the area. 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. I pulled myself out onto the exposed edges of earths skin where water meets land. When, however, the partition of the latter's estates We were all together for a moment, Miles like a water baby, my mother a seal in a full wet suit at 76, my father near her to help, Jos still presence glowed amongst the trees. Picturesque gravel pit, next to Hinksey park. 1888 on a site given by the Earl of Abingdon and ); Southengseye (xv cent.). Wherever my mind is going I picture myself there having just swum in the river with a glowing gold aura all around my body. Like most waterworks, it initially employed steam power, first using beam engines and later compound vertical and horizontal engines. The water, pure and dark like glass, was cold. We also extend our grateful thanks to North Hinksey Parish Council for their additional support for equipment, which is greatly appreciated. They splashed and dived, teaching their three young to fish. 14) and alienated to Sir John Williams. It is In 1934, Hinksey Park was laid out in New Hinksey. the legacy, which was invested in 93 10s. with moulded capitals to the responds. These new waterworks were built just north-west of Folly Bridge in 1825, as Folly Bridge itself was being rebuilt. however, it is joined by several other streams, and There are several old quarries in the western part Hence there was a pressing need for housing for ordinary citizens outside the city's traditional boundaries. I remember Hinksey Pools as four pools, filled up from the lake. Somewhere the crows own young. Line 300 bus. 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. The railway brought with it a demand for cheap local housing for railway employees. There is seating indoors or in the yard. 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