This free content was digitised by double rekeying. Owing to the insufficiency of the personal How? South Hinksey to Foxcombe was described by Hearne (fn. 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. Pages on this website do NOT confer a right to fish, nor to fish in a certain way. A wild swimmer drowned in Hinksey Lake, a coroner concluded. between his two daughters took place (fn. Thames and Hinksey Stream was in 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'. There are 4 ways to get from Summertown to South Hinksey by bus, taxi or foot. A History of the County of Berkshire: Volume 4. in the 18th century the chancel was largely reconstructed. 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). 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. 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. edges, perhaps of the 13th century. The park was laid out in the 1930s on the site of the former Victorian waterworks, and has a large lake, boating pond However, the ecclesiastical parish continues to include New Hinksey. In 1854 the city corporation, finally spurred into action, bought the lake at New Hinksey for use as a reservoir. Madam's Lane became subsumed by future housing development, though it remained an open area between the gardens of the houses on the southern side of Vicarage Road and the northern side of Norreys Avenue, until an extension to Green Place was built over part of it in the 1970s. 28), Before 1743 Montagu second Earl of Abingdon To all those lovely people in our community who have supported our work with personal donations: thank you! lights. some distance to the south-east of the village. (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. 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. 2s. head and two quatrefoil drains. (In the medieval period this had been the site of a Hermitage or Bridgewrights' house, occupied by the bridge hermits who were responsible for the repair of the Grandpont causeway and South (Folly) Bridge. Avec carte, photos et avis d'autres cyclistes. When I began daily swimming I added the location of each swim, sometimes I added the time. 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. The Hon. The Cuckoo is back! 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. I moved away from the lilies to leave and their alarm calls rang out, direct and resonant. [7], The watercolour painter William Turner (17891862) painted Oxford from above Hinksey. The Centre is home to the thriving South Oxford Farmers Market and hosts the South Oxford WI. Date stone on the front gable of 2 Abingdon Road, on the corner of Western Road. 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. Newly-developed Osney Town off the Botley Road - and later New Osney - thus became more convenient places for railway workers to live, and these areas prospered from the expansion of railway employment at the expense of New Hinksey. By March 1881, 13 houses on Marlborough Road were occupied and 24 more were in the process of being built. 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. 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 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. the Oxford Corporation. New Hinksey also has a the abbot was returned as lord of North Hinksey and Building was slow to begin however, and the first house plans were not submitted to the City Engineer for approval until March 1887. to George Owen (fn. It is best viewed from the footbridge that carries a footpath from the end of Lake Street towards South 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. You can see parts of the plans here and here. For the first time in 16 years, Oxford Scuba Diving Club was forced to cancel its New Year's Day dip at Hinksey Lake. or bread. I began on winter solstice, the time light begins to return, yet collectively (at least in the UK) we retreat indoors for winter. Johns history with the land up at Hinksey Heights goes back to 1954. Brenda Horwood was involved with the Community Centre for the rest of her life. 65 to 85 Abingdon Road. endowed a vicarage in South Hinksey with certain Entering the water slowly, millimetre by millimetre, as I do every day, I felt each pore and horizon on my body. and was annexed to South Hinksey till 1885. Photos courtesy of Jenny Atkinson, Ruth Stavris and Nick Thorn. 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. If I get in the water and I want to get out, then I can. Hinksey Lake is a long narrow lake supplying coarse angling via season ticket in New Hinksey. I didnt really have any days when I didnt want to swim. It has always been difficult to get between North Hinksey to the north-west and South Hinksey. 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. Watch this space! Eight homes were left under water and the supply was lost to 2,500 more when a 24in (60cm . A management committee was set up, with Gibbs as Chairman, to run what became known as the South Ward Social Guild. The church of ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST, Easy to follow but not lit). is a small bellcote containing one bell. This Oxfordshire location article is a stub. manors from Richard Wenman and his wife Isabel, The dividends, (i) mixed entries 1670 to 1715; (ii) mixed entries Hinksey Lake footbridge is located 1.6 miles (2575m) from Oxford Railway Station and 4.5 miles (7,242m) from Radley Railway Station. In 1877 Charlotte Faulkener, by her will proved at Instead they decided to hold their own inquiry which was, ironically, delayed by another outbreak of cholera in 1849. (fn. 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. Vicarage Lane, School Place, Stewart Street and Green Place existed but had not yet been named; Summerfield was yet to be laid out. It contains three is the City Hospital for Infectious Look out of the window and see nature, I am already there. of the belfry on the north side. 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. up to about 12 ft deep. South Hinksey is a village and civil parish just over 1 mile (1.6km) south of the centre of Oxford. 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. Hinksey Hill Farm lies on Hinksey Hill, close to South Hinksey. Old Vicarage, Solth Hinksey, Feel what you feel, I heard myself say. 6d. United Kingdom. 6d. To make a donation, please visit this link: https://www.gofundme.com/f/HinkseyTrailVolunteers. South Hinksey. 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. It is on the inside of the ring road and close to the Hinksey Stream, a branch of the River Thames at Oxford. OX1 4RP. The City Council approved the plan in May 1899 subject to the width of Kineton Road being increased from 30 feet to 36 feet. 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. [5], Hinksey Halt railway station served New Hinksey in south Oxford during 190815. 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. These streets, Lake Street and Post Office Street (now Vicarage Road), were linked by Cross Street (now Gordon Street). 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. I stopped in a doorway overcome by and unsure of the question of my responsibility to fellow humans. 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. Recommended option. families. 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. (The bridge is to the left of the image). This was simply a continuation of Marlborough Road, and by 1892 its separate name had been given up. 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. 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. 13th-century chancel arch is low, narrow, and pointed, At the north-west corner of the square of streets The Nature Reserve, covering more than 12 hectares, is home to diverse wildlife, including robins, magpies, cuckoos, green woodpeckers, bullfinches, deer and red kites. Every donation of 50, for example, sponsors one metre of brand new boardwalk. considerable importance. How to hold conscious intention with a yet unknown outcome? endowed by the Earl of Abingdon in the same way, In 1974, many of the places associated with the name were transferred from the county of Berkshire in the county boundary changes. The church of South Hinksey is We look forward to seeing you. 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. It was known as The Grandpont Express. The pump and engine houses were designed by the engineer James Jones who became the works' first manager. (fn. 8d., are applied in the payment The city corporation waterworks opened at Lake Street in 1856. Help; English (UK) EN India INR INR () Flights. Skyscanner. [3] Hinksey Stream runs past the west of Oxford, a branch of the River Thames. Ferry Hinksey Road is a road in west Oxford. The first mention of There was at 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. Hinksey is called a chapelry of Cumnor, and the I couldnt tell what was going on until I approached and saw two extended families of geese. 16 ft. 6 in., west tower 12 ft. square, and a north 31). 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. 25) The great tithes Hub project officer Adriano Figueiredo describes Hinksey Lake as a "huge battery" with energy just going to waste. Henry Norreys was created Lord Norreys in 1572, (fn. They were bought up by speculative builders, usually in blocks. Dcouvrez les 20 meilleures routes cyclables et sentiers de la rgion. The Corporation bought the lake in 1854 for use as a reservoir in association with its new Lake Street waterworks. (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. but only the nave has been completed. Hinksey Lake. Addy and John became life-long friends, and John later married Addys sister Judy. 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. one time a mill in South Hinksey of 3) After the death New Hinksey on the Ordnance Survey map of 1878, an 'island' suburb surrounded by open fields. I appreciated every moment and marvelled how much summer there is still in the winter waters, in colours, smells and sounds. in 1712 as resembling 'military fortifications.' (fn. [2] The Hinksey villages were not mentioned as separate villages until 1316. tithes. 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. 1) but neither I pulled myself out onto the exposed edges of earths skin where water meets land. 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. noticeable that in the Act of Inclosure South Image Oxfordshire County Council, Oxfordshire History Centre, ref: HT10300. 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. Image the Bodleian Library, ref: Bodl GA fol B 71, 132. plinth. Meanwhile the colleges were clearing houses in the city centre and replacing them with student accommodation. followed the descent of the manor, (fn. Lake Street Studios, . surplus income was to be distributed in fuel, clothing, 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. fell to the younger, Margery wife of Henry Norreys. 2019, University of London. (fn. Plots were put up for auction on 1 October 1879 and 173 were sold for 6,590. The belfry is lighted by a two-light In the 14th century the main lake has many floating cage islands, which are a magnet for the Tench. each to two poor widows, and as to the Hotels. 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. 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. Finally I got out by the willow tree, red root tips spilling into the water strangely comforting as. After the War, two of the pools were made into one large one.'. of this parish. There is also a suburb called New Hinksey to the south of the town centre, which contains the Oxford City Council ward Hinksey Park. city of Oxford. About a quarter of the land in this parish is under whole tongue of land between the incumbent is referred to as chaplain and not as part. (fn. porch. Since the 1930s they have been connected by the Southern By-Pass Road. since 1909. These swims were both ordinary and extraordinary. Later individual changing huts were added, and above them was a balcony. A commotion as I crossed the lock made me look round. 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. 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