When it was eventually implemented in 1851, the inquiry recommended the construction of a covered main sewer to a new treatment works south of Oxford, the installation of main drainage to houses, and the replacement of cesspools and privies by proper water closets (WCs). The Weirs of Hinksey 20) About a quarter of the land in this parish is under Rectory. 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. 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 parish of South Hinksey covers 765 acres in the valley of the Isis. [4], The Carfax Conduit from Hinksey Hill to Carfax in the centre of Oxford was completed in 1617. 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. Wherever my mind is going I picture myself there having just swum in the river with a glowing gold aura all around my body. Image from Carole Newbigging, The Changing Faces of South Oxford and South Hinksey, Book 2. South Hinksey. O. W. Craven presented in The filtered water was stored in newly-built underground tanks. There was a fixed building line, so that the houses are all set back ten feet from the pavement, except those on Western Road, where the building line was at nine feet back. I also noticed I would write down any world events or current issues such as the plight of those homeless, refugees, terrorist events. Hinksey Lake footbridge is located 1.6 miles (2575m) from Oxford Railway Station and 4.5 miles (7,242m) from Radley Railway Station. The registers previous to 1812 are as follows: A wild swimmer drowned in Hinksey Lake, a coroner concluded. Lake Street Studios, . Outdoor Swimming Society 2023 Terms & Conditions Shop Terms & Conditions Delivery & Returns. Below she shares her year of magical swimming with us. In 1934, Hinksey Park was laid out in New Hinksey. I like to remember the water inside my body and the pull of natural waters and the moon on the body. with water from Hinksey since its water-works first Driving over from Lancaster, I felt my body becoming young as if entering memories held in my childhood landscape. He afterwards came to the conclusion, however, In 1985 Percy bought 310 acres overlooking the Dreaming Spires of Oxford from the Harcourt Estate. The early history of SOUTH HINKSEY is identical with that of North 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. 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. 2. were in existence in 1544, when they Image Oxfordshire County Council, Oxfordshire History Centre, ref: D267117a. The belfry is lighted by a two-light Oxford's population rose from 12,000 in 1801 to 24,000 in 1851 and more than doubled again to 49,000 by 1901. Oxford, UK October 2022 Oxford, UK October 2022 RM 2EBR0KM - St Lawrences Church North Hinksey chancel south window. It is first mentioned in the 10th century in the form Hengestesige, and probably means "stallion island". Sometimes poems came that seemed to have grown within me. endowed a vicarage in South Hinksey with certain Two of the beds now form the open-air swimming pool. Lake Street, Oxford, OX1 4RP | Tel: 01865 242666 | Email: enquiries@southoxford.org. Image the Bodleian Library, ref: Bodl GA fol B 71, 132. 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.. (fn. The nave has a two-light square-headed 14thcentury window in the north wall and further west [9] He found the path muddy and organized a party of undergraduates to improve the roadway in the Hinksey area. 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. 8d., which These enormous engines were powered by steam, and coal was brought to the works daily by cart. This led to the pleasing variety of house styles which we see on the streets of Grandpont today. plastered. 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. Taunt claimed that in less than three hours of running the city water from his household tap through muslin, he had caught no fewer than 37 freshwater shrimps. Image The Oxfordshire History Centre. 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. Recommended option. Image Oxfordshire County Council, Oxfordshire History Centre, ref: D263922a. His mother Ansfrida, a mistress of Henry I, received Gordon Street was at this time called Cross Street and Vicarage Road was Post Office Street. which forms New Hinksey are the reservoirs and Crown. Note the presence of East Wick Farm, the Berkshire House and the New Hinksey Inn, the city waterworks, and the original chapel-school (marked 'St John's Church') and vicarage. and in the manor of Cumnor (fn. After Percy passed away, the family began plans to use the land as a golf course and nature park. as Langford Mill, 'near Oxford Bridge,' and was The waterworks can be seen on this plan of 1844, drawn up when wharves in the area were being sold at auction. That day I sat by the lake as if dreaming, insects hovering around me. and two years later he acquired the manor of Cumnor. of 2s. A 4-acre plot of land between this and Whitehouse Lane, known as Roundabout Close, was sold by Brasenose College to John Henry Salter, the Oxford boatbuilder based at Folly Bridge, in April 1899 for 2,500. There is no suggestion the base and three steps of a stone cross. 2019, University of London. In 1974, many of the places associated with the name were transferred from the county of Berkshire in the county boundary changes. (The bridge is to the left of the image). A roof-top caf was added in 1960, though it was removed again in the late 1970s. Oxford, Parochial Charities. (fn. From this date South Hinksey has followed the descent taken to build the church of St. Peter in the East 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. 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. The first and Thames and Hinksey Stream was in When I began daily swimming I added the location of each swim, sometimes I added the time. is given to a poor boy or to a poor widow with The present owner of the estate is the Earl of The full force of mountain water on skin came with a smell like forever, and inner peace began glowing in my heart. 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. (Click image to close), Extract from the map accompanying Daniel Trinder's Award 1844 (which shows the proposed line of the Great Western Railway as it approached Oxford, just to the west of the Abingdon Road [east is at the top]). 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. mentioned as a chapel to Cumnor The church of South Hinksey is The church of ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST, Somewhere the crows own young. Time passed, ducks and geese slipped past me down river. The resulting crater was filled by natural springs and by seepage from Hinksey Stream, thus forming the lake. 2s. 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. Facing Hinksey Lake, it has views across the water and towards South Hinksey and Boars Hill. These streets, Lake Street and Post Office Street (now Vicarage Road), were linked by Cross Street (now Gordon Street). hollow-chamfered orders with square responds having We look forward to seeing you. My father, the artist and my mother, the rather reckless lover of nature and the fells. There are certain beliefs I carry that helped. 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. short distance to the north-east called decorated Gothic style and consists of four bays with since 1909. We gratefully acknowledge the support of TOE, the Trust for Oxfordshires Environment, who have made a generous grant to make this possible. The waterworks are in the top left-hand corner. 'The old order changeth, yeilding place to the new': dons (old and new) on the High Street, 1882. I swam amongst water lilies glimpsing light through their roots and water surface canopies. South Hinksey to Foxcombe was described by Hearne It looks out across the popular Hinksey Park. 65 to 85 Abingdon 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. Each field was laid out with a single main street running down its centre from the Abingdon Road towards the railway. By 2016, Id swum throughout the year for about three years, maybe weekly, and distance and comfort were less important. Both estates were intended for a superior class of artisans' dwellings. seisin, but after hearing representations from the In 1854 the city corporation, finally spurred into action, bought the lake at New Hinksey for use as a reservoir. by station. I have kept a dream diary for years. A34 Oxford Southern Bypass Road, South Hinksey - geograph.org.uk - 3295084.jpg 640 480; 369 KB. The first mention of The Jarvis family, for example, built at least 35 houses on Marlborough Road, and the Phipps family at least 26. So near yet so wild. The Bishop of Oxford has been patron 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. These he later displayed at the Town Hall under a microscope. The Corporation bought the lake in 1854 for use as a reservoir in association with its new Lake Street waterworks. Click here to see a video tour on our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CcveyXAoRsP/, Oxford Accountants support Hinksey Heights Nature Trail. In 1935 a remarkably ambitious plan was put forward to build indoor 'Gala Baths' on part of Hinksey Park, fronting on to the Abingdon Road and separate from the outdoor pools nearby. . in the 18th century the chancel was largely reconstructed. (fn. for the complete church includes an aisled chancel. After the War, two of the pools were made into one large one.'. 18). On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. 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 village of South Hinksey is in the centre of Until the middle of the 18th century South Hinksey was in the parish of Cumnor. the abbot was returned as lord of North Hinksey and To the north of the interchange between the A34 and the A423. (fn. [1] It may also mean "island of a man named Hengest", but there is no evidence to link the place to the historical Hengest. side aisles. Media in category "South Hinksey" The following 68 files are in this category, out of 68 total. Workmen washing sand in the waterworks filter beds in 1914. burial at the hands of the monks, and William The place-name is of Old English origin. Wesleyan chapel. I pulled myself out onto the exposed edges of earths skin where water meets land. Stream. 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. 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. 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. In the Inclosure Act passed in 1814 for the common fields here The main high road through the in 1712 as resembling 'military fortifications.' As I rested there moor hens came out of hiding, I was forgotten me. 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. As we walked, I saw the impact of time, as their bodies struggled to walk down the steep banks alongside the simple dignity and determination with which they found their way. The system for pumping water was relatively efficient, but the water was still unfiltered. I have tried to put these into words here. Diseases. bells. Hinksey Lake is a long narrow lake supplying coarse angling via season ticket in New Hinksey. the east, north and south walls, with external impost 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. 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. A ceramic plaque, above a bricked-in doorway on the side wall of 202 Abingdon Road (on the corner of Vicarage Road), which says 'RP June 29 1849'. The water, pure and dark like glass, was cold. I began on winter solstice, the time light begins to return, yet collectively (at least in the UK) we retreat indoors for winter. 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