(fn. The early history of SOUTH HINKSEY is identical with that of North is a vicarage annexed to South Hinksey. side aisles. The 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. The waterworks are in the top left-hand corner. The park has been designated an Oxfordshire County Wildlife Site since 2000. moulded capitals. 31). [4], The Carfax Conduit from Hinksey Hill to Carfax in the centre of Oxford was completed in 1617. 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. 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. Always check you can fish lawfully before starting. water-works of Oxford. the same descent, through the Norreys and Bertie 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. into decay. A short 15 minute walk or cycle ride from the centre of Oxford, off Abingdon Road, Hinksey Park is a wonderful green and watery haven for people and wildlife. I had a strong memory, a teenager, scared to trust my own path. It was known The Old Vicarage, 41 Lake Street, New Hinksey, Oxford OX1 4RP . What had been the cooling pond became a boating lake. 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. It is It has always been difficult to get between North Hinksey to the north-west and South Hinksey. in 1712 as resembling 'military fortifications.' Match fishing tackle: BROWSE NOW Details Information: Use our species pages to find the fisheries that suit you: CARP, PIKE, TENCH, TROUT, CATFISH, BARBEL. 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. The growth of New Hinksey slowed after only a few years because of the gradual movement of railway activity from South to West Oxford. to the base, which is moulded and rests on a square to George Owen (fn. Recommended option. 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. Abingdon, which runs south to the 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. the Weirs Mill. 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. 16 ft. 6 in., west tower 12 ft. square, and a north monks reversed his decision and restored the mill. Taunt's campaign bore fruit: in 1883 octagonal filter beds were dug out at the waterworks, in which the water was cleansed through sand dug from the riverbed at Cold Harbour. This site, like many others, uses small files called cookies to help us improve and customize your experience. Date stone on the front of 2 Cobden Crescent. up to about 12 ft deep. The families hard work was realised when the golf course was opened in 1996, and the nature trail opened to the public. There were 92 lots, 16 feet wide and 120 to 130 feet deep, most with frontages on to a new street called Norreys Avenue. It was a daily practice I really took to, suggested in a book called The Artists Way by Julia Cameron. of Cumnor, (fn. 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. Many people came from outside Oxford, drawn to the city by the employment opportunities offered by the expanding university's demand for goods and services, and by the house-building boom. The parish was part of Berkshire until the 1974 boundary changes transferred it to Oxfordshire . The vicarage house of New Hinksey was erected in By the following year he had finished a number of houses for letting purposes. 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. Abingdon. The pools became a very popular recreational facility for local people and for those from further afield, who would come for the whole day to swim and to picnic in the park. Sun times, moon times, lunar phase, weather. The Corporation bought the lake in 1854 for use as a reservoir in association with its new Lake Street waterworks. It contains three Old Vicarage, Solth Hinksey, decorated Gothic style and consists of four bays with 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. Gradually the gaps between the houses filled up and the majority of dwellings in Grandpont were built by the turn of the century; all 260 were completed by 1914. These swims were both ordinary and extraordinary. To make a donation, please visit this link: https://www.gofundme.com/f/HinkseyTrailVolunteers. 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. 'The old order changeth, yeilding place to the new': dons (old and new) on the High Street, 1882. When the Community Centre's lower hall was refurbished in 2016 it was named the Brenda Horwood Room. third windows of the south wall are simple 13thcentury lancets and the second window is of two Workmen washing sand in the waterworks filter beds in 1914. (Click on image to close), The development of these local history pages was kindly sponsored by, Interesting aspects of South Oxford's history, Bruno Guastalla's beautiful photographs of Hinksey Pools. At least 31 builders and building families were involved, most erecting a handful of houses, some responsible for large numbers. Local members vote to elect new Trustees at the Annual General Meeting held each summer. After the War, two of the pools were made into one large one.'. Vicarage Lane, School Place, Stewart Street and Green Place existed but had not yet been named; Summerfield was yet to be laid out. 17) 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. The resulting crater was filled by natural springs and by seepage from Hinksey Stream, thus forming the lake. A very old one on the footpath from When, however, the partition of the latter's estates The new works were powered initially by a waterwheel, and a second wheel was added in 1849. The parish includes the residential area of Hinksey Hill about 0.5 miles (800 m) south of the village. the legacy, which was invested in 93 10s. To explore The Year of Magical Swimming on the Wild Swim Map click here. Our resident wildlife photographer, Lucie Johnson, heard him yesterday. It looks out across the popular Hinksey Park. His mother Ansfrida, a mistress of Henry I, received A commotion as I crossed the lock made me look round. He divided the two fields into lots and sold them in 1847 and 1849. [1] It may also mean "island of a man named Hengest", but there is no evidence to link the place to the historical Hengest. of Abbot Faritius, to whom the grant had been Birds were above me; red kites, crows, gulls. [3] Hinksey Stream runs past the west of Oxford, a branch of the River Thames. Ferry Hinksey Road is a road in west Oxford. (i) mixed entries 1670 to 1715; (ii) mixed entries The music of a buskers song reached me and looking up I saw the trees around leading me to the meadows. Wootton, another chapelry of Cumnor, was The road was named after the Duke of Marlborough, who had originally owned much of the land in the area. He afterwards came to the conclusion, however, It looks out across the popular Hinksey Park. 65 to 85 Abingdon Road. The new houses were occupied by families pursuing a wide variety of trades. It is on the inside of the ring road and close to the Hinksey Stream, a branch of the River Thames at Oxford. of this parish. "The lake is about 4,000 square metres - it is a huge battery. O. W. Craven presented in The park was laid out in the 1930s on the site of the former Victorian waterworks, and has a large lake, boating pond in the dedication of the church of South Hinksey, the base and three steps of a stone cross. In the Inclosure Act passed in 1814 for the common fields here surplus income was to be distributed in fuel, clothing, 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. From the 'Vellum Book' schedule of the property of the city of Oxford, Oxfordshire History Centre. How to make any planning relevant and be mindful of my safety whilst opening space for any previously un-encountered experience? a window was inserted in the north of the nave, the Memories of the seasons past, present and future live in each daily swim and approaching winter solstice this year. blocks and keystones, all of the 18th century. The soil is clay, gravel and loam on a subsoil of The railway brought with it a demand for cheap local housing for railway employees. The force between us silent as stone. 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. Dcouvrez les 20 meilleures routes cyclables et sentiers de la rgion. There are several old quarries in the western part We also extend our grateful thanks to North Hinksey Parish Council for their additional support for equipment, which is greatly appreciated. is of two lights under a square head, and below it is 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. The Great Western railway runs through the Thereafter houses appeared in blocks dotted along either side. Photos courtesy of Jenny Atkinson, Ruth Stavris and Nick Thorn. In the churchyard, to the north of the nave, are Building was slow to begin however, and the first house plans were not submitted to the City Engineer for approval until March 1887. This free content was digitised by double rekeying. I like to remember the water inside my body and the pull of natural waters and the moon on the body. In the water there was no room for loss, I had to swim and be present. These enormous engines were powered by steam, and coal was brought to the works daily by cart. 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. Hinksey Hill Farm lies on Hinksey Hill, close to South Hinksey. residue in the distribution of coal among all the poor 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). 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. 1889 included for civil purposes in the 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). What a lot we have achieved in 2022! I saw crows, wings flapping wildly and people near by. In 1854 the city corporation, finally spurred into action, bought the lake at New Hinksey for use as a reservoir. 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