The parish was part of Berkshire until the 1974 boundary changes transferred it to Oxfordshire. parish is that leading from Oxford to For the first time in 16 years, Oxford Scuba Diving Club was forced to cancel its New Year's Day dip at Hinksey Lake. Image Oxfordshire County Council, Oxfordshire History Centre, ref: OXFO 352.6 MC3 packet 2, folder 43, 1. The plate consists of a silver chalice and paten of 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. There are 4 ways to get from Summertown to South Hinksey by bus, taxi or foot. 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. That river forms its eastern 8) and passed considerable importance. amounting to 2 6s. Image from Carole Newbigging, The Changing Faces of South Oxford and South Hinksey, Book 3 (Robert Boyd Publications, 2003). The Centre is home to the thriving South Oxford Farmers Market and hosts the South Oxford WI. vicar. made, William repented of his munificence, and The nature trail is a place for people from the local area to come to enjoy a walk or a picnic by the pond. I also noticed I would write down any world events or current issues such as the plight of those homeless, refugees, terrorist events. 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. This was simply a continuation of Marlborough Road, and by 1892 its separate name had been given up. Website design by JSummerton. 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 was leased to Thomas Peers in 15378, (fn. since 1909. How to hold conscious intention with a yet unknown outcome? 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. 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. Image Oxfordshire County Council, Oxfordshire History Centre, ref: HT134. 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. Organisers decided Tier 4 coronavirus restrictions meant the dive could not go . If I get in the water and I want to get out, then I can. The park was laid out in the 1930s on the site of the former Victorian waterworks, and has a large lake, boating pond edges, perhaps of the 13th century. It is on the inside of the ring road and close to the Hinksey Stream, a branch of the River Thames at Oxford. calling, I shouted at crows, I left I could do nothing. 26) and therefore, except for an interval in the 16th century, have At the west end Hinksey Hill Farm lies on Hinksey Hill, close to South Hinksey. (Click image to close), Plan of the Lake Street waterworks and their surroundings in the early 1930s. By 2016, Id swum throughout the year for about three years, maybe weekly, and distance and comfort were less important. Thames and Hinksey Stream was in 1889 included for civil purposes in the 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. Abingdon. I spread out my arms and legs, could I fly? This led to the pleasing variety of house styles which we see on the streets of Grandpont today. The Oxford Building & Investment Company's Grandpont estate map, 1879. The village of South Hinksey is in the centre of What had been the cooling pond became a boating lake. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. [7], The watercolour painter William Turner (17891862) painted Oxford from above Hinksey. 10) 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 line terminated with a station just to the south-west of Folly Bridge. In the water there was no room for loss, I had to swim and be present. and was annexed to South Hinksey till 1885. 13 Jan 2023 - 14 Jan 2023. Hinksey Lake footbridge is located 1.6 miles (2575m) from Oxford Railway Station and 4.5 miles (7,242m) from Radley Railway Station. residue in the distribution of coal among all the poor In the south wall of the nave, towards the boundary, and a branch of it, known as Hinksey 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. They underwent extensive refurbishment and re-opened, heated, in 1997. 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. 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). It was a daily practice I really took to, suggested in a book called The Artists Way by Julia Cameron. Photos courtesy of Jenny Atkinson, Ruth Stavris and Nick Thorn. 2) The alkaline fen is among the most bio-diverse habitats, supporting a rich variety of invertebrates and plants. South Hinksey to Foxcombe was described by Hearne about 1636. 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. (The bridge is to the left of the image). Oxford, UK October 2022 Oxford, UK October 2022 RM 2EBR0KM - St Lawrences Church North Hinksey chancel south window. 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. Image Oxfordshire County Council, Oxfordshire History Centre, ref: D267117a. the middle of the 18th century. The church of ST. LAWRENCE (fn. The living of New Hinksey (i) mixed entries 1670 to 1715; (ii) mixed entries Image The Oxfordshire History Centre. Description. Lake Street Studios, . (fn. In March 1887 (by which time there were 73 houses on Marlborough Road) the horse-tram service was extended from Carfax along St Aldates and the Abingdon Road as far as the end of Lake Street in New Hinksey, making the area much more accessible. was to be given to every poor widow, and any the other co-heir, in 1561. The Old Vicarage, 41 Lake Street, New Hinksey, Oxford OX1 4RP . 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. One local resident recalled 'First of all there were open dressing rooms, just a big open room with seats around, one for ladies and one for men. 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. 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. Always check you can fish lawfully before starting. The committee included Mrs Horwood of Marlborough Road, whose 12-year-old daughter Brenda became treasurer. Abingdon, which runs south to the Outdoor Swimming Society 2023 Terms & Conditions Shop Terms & Conditions Delivery & Returns. Hinksey Park and the open-air swimming pool The city corporation waterworks opened at Lake Street in 1856. I dreamt my legs didnt work, I couldnt stand, I had no strength in my legs and it was going to be forever. There is no suggestion This means we can now close the temporary path that operated as a diversion while we undertook this work. The Nature Reserve, covering more than 12 hectares, is home to diverse wildlife, including robins, magpies, cuckoos, green woodpeckers, bullfinches, deer and red kites. 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. plastered. He was thirteen when he first visited his school friend Addy, whose father Percy Gresswell was a tenant farmer at Hinksey Hill Farm. I have tried to put these into words here. Hub project officer Adriano Figueiredo describes Hinksey Lake as a "huge battery" with energy just going to waste. consists of a chancel 15 ft. 9 in. To make a donation, please visit this link: https://www.gofundme.com/f/HinkseyTrailVolunteers. Line 300 bus. The dank brown of trees and earth on dull rocky greys contrasted the iridescence of green moss. history is not recorded, and it seems to have fallen The South Oxford Community Association also directly runs a number of projects including: Art events, classes and exhibitions organised by a group of local artists known as New Hinksey Arts. It is in the estate, the sum of 90 only was paid in respect of Pedestrian and cycle access to the village from Oxford is via the Devil's Backbone; a historic raised pathway across the neighbouring flood plains that features in Matthew Arnold's poem The Scholar Gipsy. The stench, too, in their houses arising from the flood is in some cases very offensive.' This drawing covers part of the Thames Valley in the counties of Buckinghamshire, Berkshire and Oxfordshire. 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. The interior is very lofty and the aisles by in 1401 (fn. Stream. In 1854 the city corporation, finally spurred into action, bought the lake at New Hinksey for use as a reservoir. west tower was added in the following century, and (fn. (fn. The draw I felt to these swimming spots I found myself revisiting was suddenly clear and I could see a daily practice was emerging of its own accord, and might offer time to witness and experience changes inside and external to me from a still point in the world. 31). The place-name is of Old English origin. 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. however, it is joined by several other streams, and granted them the mill in gratitude. 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. It is first mentioned in the 10th century in the form Hengestesige, and probably means "stallion island". Sun times, moon times, lunar phase, weather. 29) In 1814 these were commuted for a payment The Bishop of Oxford has been patron 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 Community Caf reopened on Tuesday 20th September. [3], Hinxey Hall was located in Oxford during the 14th to 16th centuries. At the south end of it It is (fn. 16) South Hinksey the parish, a short distance to the west of Hinksey The nave has a two-light square-headed 14thcentury window in the north wall and further west 3) After the death Click here to see a video tour on our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CcveyXAoRsP/, Oxford Accountants support Hinksey Heights Nature Trail. (Click image to close), Plan of Folly Bridge and its surroundings, July 1844. [ 7 ], the watercolour painter William Turner ( 17891862 ) painted Oxford from above Hinksey 4. 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