South Hinksey Lake Oxford Over the summer when possible I swam daily here. 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. A website by Gorge Services Ltd. All rights reserved. cultivation, (fn. I dreamt my legs didnt work, I couldnt stand, I had no strength in my legs and it was going to be forever. Stream, leaves the main stream at North Hinksey, ); Southengseye (xv cent.). I would feel my legs tingling at night, warm in bed, as if they dreamt of rooting into the earth and, though blood-warm inside, they seemed to be yearning for a time before mammal, when they might swim through the very earth cold as stone, maybe sharing the very dreams of water, to journey to the ocean. In September 2014 she unveiled the two local history boards at the Marlborough Road and Lake Street entrances to Hinksey Park. The families hard work was realised when the golf course was opened in 1996, and the nature trail opened to the public. in 1712 as resembling 'military fortifications.' It is sometimes called 'the local list' and gives buildings a degree of extra protection in planning terms should proposals be put forward to radically alter or demolish them. Later individual changing huts were added, and above them was a balcony. I felt contained in my own skin again, above my head the green tree canopy feeling strangely protective. obtained from him by force. road crosses the stream is the New 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. The waterworks can be seen on this plan of 1844, drawn up when wharves in the area were being sold at auction. Henry Norreys was created Lord Norreys in 1572, (fn. a plain round-headed north doorway with chamfered 16) South Hinksey as New Hinksey, which sprang up in the 19th century between the Thames and the Hinksey Stream. 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. Lake Street, Oxford, OX1 4RP | Tel: 01865 242666 | Email: enquiries@southoxford.org. His mother Ansfrida, a mistress of Henry I, received It was demolished in 1971 and houses on Shirelake Close now stand on the site. 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. The village of South Hinksey is in the centre of The city corporation waterworks opened at Lake Street in 1856. for the complete church includes an aisled chancel. After a recent public appeal, we are delighted to have the generous pro bono support of Botley-based accountants Ridgefield Consulting. 1888 on a site given by the Earl of Abingdon and Symbols distinguish woodland, heathland, arable enclosed land and formal parkland. Line 300 bus. The railway line running north from Hinksey Lake, together with the station site and approach road, had all been raised above flood level upon embankments and the ground was therefore ideal for house-building. I have tried to put these into words here. Instead they decided to hold their own inquiry which was, ironically, delayed by another outbreak of cholera in 1849. My travelling companions were precious friends from a co-housing project there, committed to realising new visions of co-housing. the other co-heir, in 1561. On reaching the old rope swing I drew a breath taking in the unbelievable beauty. The belfry is lighted by a two-light 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 pools were unheated, but that didn't put children off. Image from Carole Newbigging, The Changing Faces of South Oxford and South Hinksey, Book 3 (Robert Boyd Publications, 2003). 14) and alienated to Sir John Williams. I moved away from the lilies to leave and their alarm calls rang out, direct and resonant. 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. To house the enormous pumps the buildings required height and, for the beam engine, a strong supporting wall. in length. 'The old order changeth, yeilding place to the new': dons (old and new) on the High Street, 1882. 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. 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. children. Plots were put up for auction on 1 October 1879 and 173 were sold for 6,590. Eight homes were left under water and the supply was lost to 2,500 more when a 24in (60cm . I breathed a silent thank you for the morning. When I began daily swimming I added the location of each swim, sometimes I added the time. I used to hide from that aged five or six, but now Im so pleased to have music running through my veins. Johns history with the land up at Hinksey Heights goes back to 1954. as Langford Mill, 'near Oxford Bridge,' and was Other plots were formed on the riverside meadows near Folly Bridge with frontages to roads named Brook Street and Buckingham Street (after former landowners) and Cobden Crescent (after Richard Cobden (1804-1865), the British Liberal politician whose defence of free trade was greatly admired by the Oxford Building & Investment Company). 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. By 2016, Id swum throughout the year for about three years, maybe weekly, and distance and comfort were less important. 10d. Description have elaborate traceried windows. The parish includes the residential area of Hinksey Hill about 0.5 miles (800 m) south of the village. To make a donation, please visit this link: https://www.gofundme.com/f/HinkseyTrailVolunteers. is a small bellcote containing one bell. This drawing covers part of the Thames Valley in the counties of Buckinghamshire, Berkshire and Oxfordshire. For more tips on swimming year round, head to 6 tips for Cold Water Swimming. 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. It has always been difficult to get between North Hinksey to the north-west and South Hinksey. square-headed window in each face with uncusped From this date South Hinksey has followed the descent It was known Image The Oxfordshire History Centre. 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. 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. west tower was added in the following century, and The alkaline fen is among the most bio-diverse habitats, supporting a rich variety of invertebrates and plants. 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 Centre runs a regular bingo group each Wednesday. flows through this parish, and joins the river again Last year, OSS member Helen Edwards decided to embark on a dip day for a whole year. 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. 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. Addy and John became life-long friends, and John later married Addys sister Judy. 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. 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. It was known as The Grandpont Express. I wrote comments about the water; temperature, flow colour, transparency. side aisles. (fn. edges, perhaps of the 13th century. 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.' (fn. that there was a manor here. 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. The stench, too, in their houses arising from the flood is in some cases very offensive.' 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) mixed entries 1670 to 1715; (ii) mixed entries Easy to follow but not lit). Adjacent to that was the works manager's house (now demolished). The 15th-century tower arch is pointed and of two There was at SOUTH HINKSEY. 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.. This received condensed steam from the engines so that it could be returned to the boilers for reuse, free from limescale. 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. 13) and was afterwards granted with North Hinksey junction between the streams, and then 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. 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. 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. Oxfordshire History Centre, ref: OXFO 352.6. (fn. The Southern By-Pass Road (part of the A34) passes through the parish. After the War, two of the pools were made into one large one.'. 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). We are grateful to Oxfordshire County Council and local councillor Judy Roberts for their support in enabling us to buy specialist barrows which will enable us to move large amounts of material as we rebuild the path. [10], Laurence Binyon (18691943) wrote a poem entitled Ferry Hinksey.[11]. I didnt really have any days when I didnt want to swim. It is in the 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. Image Oxfordshire County Council, Oxfordshire History Centre, ref: D263922a. Two houses on Chilswell Road were designed by John Salter's cousin, the architect Stephen Salter. The new suburb was named New Hinksey after the nearby villages of North and South Hinksey; 'Hinksey' is made up of the Old English elements 'hengest' meaning 'horse' and 'eg' ['ey' in modern spellings] meaning island or area of slightly higher ground above flood level. 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 water there was no room for loss, I had to swim and be present. 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. New Hinksey on the Ordnance Survey map of 1878, an 'island' suburb surrounded by open fields. Crown. She and her husband had a release of this and other history is not recorded, and it seems to have fallen blocks and keystones, all of the 18th century. A roof-top caf was added in 1960, though it was removed again in the late 1970s. 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. 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. Demand for clean water was rising: by 1885 all the houses in the city were connected to the mains and the works were supplying two million gallons of relatively clean water a day. The main high road through the Henry Hodge was reportedly a recent convert to the hobby of wild swimming. 13 Jan 2023 - 14 Jan 2023. 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. amounting to 2 6s. OX1 4RP. 6d. My father, the artist and my mother, the rather reckless lover of nature and the fells. Thereafter houses appeared in blocks dotted along either side. John and Addy helped on the farm during school holidays, earning six old pence an hour. In 1877 college fellows were allowed to marry and although a lot of them moved to the newly-developing middle-class suburb of North Oxford, the presence of their wives and families stimulated demand for goods and services throughout the city. Local members vote to elect new Trustees at the Annual General Meeting held each summer. noticeable that in the Act of Inclosure South Therefore a modest level of building activity continued in the 1850s and 1860s, and by 1871 New Hinksey contained 159 houses and a population of 722. 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. There is no suggestion 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. A number of martial arts groups run at the Centre for children and adults as well as several yoga groups. This website is a guide and cannot guarantee full coverage of venues, nor accuracy of the information provided. Always check you can fish lawfully before starting. The Oxford's population rose from 12,000 in 1801 to 24,000 in 1851 and more than doubled again to 49,000 by 1901. Wesleyan chapel. of Cumnor, (fn. made, William repented of his munificence, and The Bishop of Oxford has been patron 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. Originally there were no changing facilities, but later dressing rooms were added. 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. Pages on this website do NOT confer a right to fish, nor to fish in a certain way. We have been fortunate in securing funding from our friends at the Trust for Oxfordshires Environment to enable us to lay drainage and create limestone surfaces on the boggier sections of the path. The parish includes the residential area of Hinksey Hill about 0.5 miles (800m) south of the village. 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. It is on the inside of the ring road and close to the Hinksey Stream, a branch of the River Thames at Oxford. Hotels. How to make any planning relevant and be mindful of my safety whilst opening space for any previously un-encountered experience? A wild swimmer drowned in Hinksey Lake, a coroner concluded. They splashed and dived, teaching their three young to fish. Hinksey Stream runs past the west of Oxford, a branch of the River Thames. Henry Greenaway's two fields between the Abingdon Road and the railway line were to become the site of New Hinksey. Owing to the insufficiency of the personal The Corporation bought the lake in 1854 for use as a reservoir in association with its new Lake Street waterworks. was to be given to every poor widow, and any Hinksey Mill. 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. Thames and Hinksey Stream was in Acland and other reformers pressed for Oxford to adopt the 1848 Health of Towns Act, but whilst the university's commissioners were in favour, most of the city's representatives opposed it, fearing loss of local autonomy. The parish was part of Berkshire until the 1974 boundary changes transferred it to Oxfordshire. The soil is clay, gravel and loam on a subsoil of 21) and its claims to be considered an independent manor are very doubtful. Image the Bodleian Library, ref: Bodl GA fol B 71, 132. is of two lights under a square head, and below it is 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. Browse unbiased reviews and photos to find your ideal South Hinksey hotel. I wanted to look huge, I couldnt bear any doubt, the birds must be certain of my being a large mammal they couldnt carry. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. lights. 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. (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. is a vicarage annexed to South Hinksey. 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. The registers previous to 1812 are as follows: Rectory. is crossed by a rifle range 1,000 yards 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. The first houses were built in 1880 at the northern end of Marlborough Road, nearest the river, on the eastern part of a piece of land originally owned by University College and known as Friars Mead. 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. There is also a suburb called New Hinksey to the south of the town centre, which contains the Oxford City Council ward Hinksey Park. Around 25 years ago I stumbled across morning pages; writing every morning as a stream of consciousness to rekindle creativity. Closed again Feb 2016 after tenants fell out and being marketed by Vale Brewery. with water from Hinksey since its water-works first chargeable upon lands allotted to the earl. moulded capitals. Hinksey Lake, at SP513046, is surprisingly productive for a small suburban lake next to a railway, and can provide good views of confiding species. But in 1856 the city waterworks were established at the end of Lake Street (now the South Oxford Community Centre), with grounds (now Hinksey Park) extending north as far as Eastwyke ditch. What a lot we have achieved in 2022! South Hinksey. In 1875 some of the affected families in New Hinksey were said to be 'in a wretched condition, being confined to their upper rooms, with no firing, very little clothing and many with scarcely any food to eat. 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. After closure in 1856 the waterworks building became a flock mill and from 1892 it was part of the City Engineer's Depot. The plate consists of a silver chalice and paten of 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. The Centre works in partnership with Activate Learning to bring the college to the community. was paid for it to the chamberlain. 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. Examples (by the Jericho iron foundry Lucy & Co) are at 2-6 and 38-42 Western Road. She began her journey around the winter solstice not the cosiest of times to start such an endeavour, but there was a reason she felt compelled to start it then. To explore The Year of Magical Swimming on the Wild Swim Map click here. These he later displayed at the Town Hall under a microscope. Image Oxfordshire County Council, Oxfordshire History Centre, ref: HT132. 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. consists of a chancel 15 ft. 9 in. which till the middle of the 19th century at least The nave has a two-light square-headed 14thcentury window in the north wall and further west ); Southengseye (xv cent.). Odd irrational thoughts and perceptions would be dotted around on the pages, as if food for future trains of thought, and doodles and images would appear, which then sometimes turned into paintings. parapet, and a square turret staircase rising to the base The opening of the diving board at Hinksey Pools in 1936. 26) and therefore, except for an interval in the 16th century, have up to about 12 ft deep. 10) To the north of the interchange between the A34 and the A423. 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. 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. If I get in the water and I want to get out, then I can. 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. A very old one on the footpath from I spread out my arms and legs, could I fly? The plan is oriented to the east, with a compass depicted at middle right. 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. 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. [3] Hinksey Stream runs past the west of Oxford, a branch of the River Thames. In addition Google Analytics, Google Search Console, and Bing also collects the data of visitors including device used and links clicked; other third party applications also collect this sort of data. 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. RF2KABKD5 - Drone photo of South Oxford, showing Hinksey outdoor pool, Hinksey lake & railway yard, looking south. 13th-century chancel arch is low, narrow, and pointed, but only the nave has been completed. More pressing was a calling to vast watery life from deep within me, and how to give expression to this deeper instinct. The main pool would have been 120' (36.5m) long and 42' (12.8m) wide. 2019, University of London. Lake at South Hinksey - geograph.org.uk - 1216985.jpg 640 427; 50 KB. (fn. The Centre Administrator produces a quarterly Newsletter with event lists and news: The latest edition can be found here. 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