west tower was added in the following century, and 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. Their back gardens look out over an area of open meadowland known as Dean's Ham or Archer Cowley's field. road crosses the stream is the New 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. 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. water-works of Oxford. residue in the distribution of coal among all the poor The parish of South Hinksey covers 765 acres in the valley of the Isis. Plots were put up for auction on 1 October 1879 and 173 were sold for 6,590. monks reversed his decision and restored the mill. chargeable upon lands allotted to the earl. (fn. 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. 6) The mill remained in the possession The park was laid out in the 1930s on the site of the former Victorian waterworks, and has a large lake, boating pond Hinksey Mill. Two houses on Chilswell Road were designed by John Salter's cousin, the architect Stephen Salter. The Duke of Monmouth, 260 Abingdon Rd, Oxford OX1 4TA. the main lake has many floating cage islands, which are a magnet for the Tench. 17) Photos courtesy of Jenny Atkinson, Ruth Stavris and Nick Thorn. history is not recorded, and it seems to have fallen The filtered water was stored in newly-built underground tanks. To the north of the interchange between the A34 and the A423. The alkaline fen at Hinksey Heights is one of the few existing examples of this rare habitat in Oxfordshire. 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. of the 12th century by William de Seacourt, to In 1936 the former filter beds of the waterworks were converted into swimming and paddling pools, known as the Jubilee Pools. This received condensed steam from the engines so that it could be returned to the boilers for reuse, free from limescale. Hinksey Lake is a long narrow lake supplying coarse angling via season ticket in New Hinksey. estate, the sum of 90 only was paid in respect of 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. Hinksey Park Management Plan 2018-2022 . In the Inclosure Act passed in 1814 for the common fields here The South Oxford Community Centre was added to the Oxford Heritage Asset Register in July 2018. 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). (fn. The Centre runs a regular bingo group each Wednesday. Here, Hinksey Park itself is an 11-acre park, including an open-air swimming pool, off Abingdon Road. 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. Two old boys, who were also the lifeguards, used to empty and scrub all around the pools with brooms. 4) The king gave him The new houses were occupied by families pursuing a wide variety of trades. From the 'Vellum Book' schedule of the property of the city of Oxford, Oxfordshire History Centre. in the 18th century the chancel was largely reconstructed. 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). Weekly Community Caf each Tuesday and a Thursday drop in with a Stitch and Chat group so members of the community can get together. Swim River Thames Port Meadow, The Bend, Oxford. 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.' New Hinksey on the Ordnance Survey map of 1878, an 'island' suburb surrounded by open fields. of Cumnor, (fn. The living of New Hinksey I like to remember the water inside my body and the pull of natural waters and the moon on the body. 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. This map, drawn to accompany Henry Acland's Memoir on the cholera at Oxford, shows how many houses had been built in New Hinksey by 1854. The force between us silent as stone. The committee included Mrs Horwood of Marlborough Road, whose 12-year-old daughter Brenda became treasurer. This means we can now close the temporary path that operated as a diversion while we undertook this work. After the War, two of the pools were made into one large one.'. 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. The registers previous to 1812 are as follows: It was demolished in 1971 and houses on Shirelake Close now stand on the site. was paid for it to the chamberlain. I felt contained in my own skin again, above my head the green tree canopy feeling strangely protective. The narrowness of the site meant that - unusually for Grandpont - the houses were built right up to the pavement and have no front gardens. 2) Salter laid out the estate in 105 lots with frontages to the Abingdon Road, Whitehouse Road, Kineton Road and an extension of Chilswell Road. Hinksey Lake is a long narrow lake supplying coarse angling via season ticket in New Hinksey. 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. How to make any planning relevant and be mindful of my safety whilst opening space for any previously un-encountered experience? The main high road through the Hinksey Hill Farm lies on Hinksey Hill, close to South Hinksey. Lake at South Hinksey . the same descent, through the Norreys and Bertie I also began to add memorable sightings of birds, fish, animals and other humans, river users and non-river users. 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. The park has been designated an Oxfordshire County Wildlife Site since 2000. Of course by diveable what we mean is deep enough to dive in. (fn. 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. (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. The swimming pools had no fence around them, and it was free to swim there. The growth of New Hinksey slowed after only a few years because of the gradual movement of railway activity from South to West Oxford. 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. When I started swimming outdoors eight years ago I felt another loosening of this inner sediment, a way opening inside me. 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. The resulting crater was filled by natural springs and by seepage from Hinksey Stream, thus forming the lake. Thames and Hinksey Stream was in this parish consists of the yearly sum of 6s. SOUTH HINKSEY. South Hinksey. (fn. (fn. manors from Richard Wenman and his wife Isabel, The parish was part of Berkshire until the 1974 boundary changes transferred it to Oxfordshire. (Click image to close), The development of these local history pages was kindly sponsored by, Great Western Railway built the first railway line to Oxford, two large fields west of the Abingdon Road and half a mile south of Folly Bridge, the Berkshire House and the New Hinksey Inn, Great Western Railway's Grandpont station, the Oxford boatbuilder based at Folly Bridge, meaning of street names in Grandpont and South Oxford, Interesting aspects of South Oxford's history. 6d. (fn. The pump and engine houses were designed by the engineer James Jones who became the works' first manager. By March 1881, 13 houses on Marlborough Road were occupied and 24 more were in the process of being built. 14) and alienated to Sir John Williams. Birds were above me; red kites, crows, gulls. Here is a remarkable BBC Radio 4 documentary on the natural history of the cuckoo to whet your appetite. I wanted to look huge, I couldnt bear any doubt, the birds must be certain of my being a large mammal they couldnt carry. now a separate vicarage. (fn. [3] Hinksey Stream runs past the west of Oxford, a branch of the River Thames. This in turn produced an expansion in demand for goods and services which provided more employment for working people, and as a result there was further growth in Oxford's population and an increase in the need for housing. This drawing covers part of the Thames Valley in the counties of Buckinghamshire, Berkshire and Oxfordshire. Since the 1930s they have been connected by the Southern By-Pass Road. You can see parts of the plans here and here. mentioned as a chapel to Cumnor 1) but neither Hengestesige (x cent. Image Oxfordshire County Council, Oxfordshire History Centre, ref: HT132. This map, drawn up prior to the building of the railway, shows the owners of the land over which it was to run as it approached Oxford. granted to the abbey of Abingdon in the beginning 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. There are 4 ways to get from Summertown to South Hinksey by bus, taxi or foot. and in the manor of Cumnor (fn. By the following year he had finished a number of houses for letting purposes. Hinksey Stream runs past the west of Oxford, a branch of the River Thames. Abingdon, which runs south to the 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. taken to build the church of St. Peter in the East Geography [ edit] 13) and was afterwards granted with North Hinksey Three styles of houses: 146-140, 138, and 136-134 Marlborough Road. The 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. A website by Gorge Services Ltd. All rights reserved. Image Oxfordshire County Council, Oxfordshire History Centre, ref: d252223a. of the mills is ancient. Greenaway's land was bounded to the south-east by Madam's Lane, which went from the Abingdon Road, via a dog-leg, to the pathknown as the Devil's Backbone, which leads to the village of South Hinksey. Wootton, another chapelry of Cumnor, was 15 ft. 9 in., nave 42 ft. 9 in. 29) In 1814 these were commuted for a payment consists of a chancel 15 ft. 9 in. If when I get to the water I dont want to get in I dont have to (this has never happened yet). The parish includes the residential area of Hinksey Hill about 0.5 miles (800 m) south of the village. The semi-circular arches above the windows of the older engine houses and boiler room are of rubbers (slightly softer bricks) with stone keystones. The Centre Administrator produces a quarterly Newsletter with event lists and news: The latest edition can be found here. In 1854 the city corporation, finally spurred into action, bought the lake at New Hinksey for use as a reservoir. Each field was laid out with a single main street running down its centre from the Abingdon Road towards the railway. 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. noticeable that in the Act of Inclosure South South Hinksey. Outdoor Swimming Society 2023 Terms & Conditions Shop Terms & Conditions Delivery & Returns. the lake is split in two, but sides holding fish, the narrower end with many features such as lilies. some distance to the south-east of the village. The causeway over the flooded fields on which the scholar is spotted here is the path called the Devil's Backbone, that leads westwards from New Hinksey over Hinksey stream to the meadows and South Hinksey beyond. Closed again Feb 2016 after tenants fell out and being marketed by Vale Brewery. Later individual changing huts were added, and above them was a balcony. 2. As I rested there moor hens came out of hiding, I was forgotten me. We look forward to seeing you. 23) 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. In 1877 Charlotte Faulkener, by her will proved at 8d., are applied in the payment The Centre works in partnership with Activate Learning to bring the college to the community. (Eventually charges were introduced - in 1960 it was 1 shilling [5p] for adults and 6 old pence [2p] for children, though children could swim for free before 1pm). They relied on a waterwheel to power a three-barrelled pump. It closed in 1929 and the licence went to the newly-opened Duke of Monmouth (see above). 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. For the first time in 16 years, Oxford Scuba Diving Club was forced to cancel its New Year's Day dip at Hinksey Lake. Customer comments 1.0 A Welcoming Place Hinksey Park lies just to the south of the city centre, on the Abingdon Road, which forms one of the main arterial routes in to Oxford. early in the 13th century. 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. modern lancet lights with ancient external jambs. Old Vicarage, Solth Hinksey, the base and three steps of a stone cross. Folly Bridge from the east, with the 17th-century waterworks and the hexagonal tower of Friar Bacon's study at the southern end. Oxford, Parochial Charities. Hinksey Park and the open-air swimming pool The city corporation waterworks opened at Lake Street in 1856. https://www.instagram.com/tv/CcveyXAoRsP/. I swam amongst water lilies glimpsing light through their roots and water surface canopies. Image Oxfordshire County Council, Oxfordshire History Centre, ref: D263922a. 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