The interior is very lofty and the aisles OUR STORY. As I rested there moor hens came out of hiding, I was forgotten me. Hence houses were built in groups, mostly of two, three or four, but sometimes of up to eight, of the same design. Wherever my mind is going I picture myself there having just swum in the river with a glowing gold aura all around my body. Always check you can fish lawfully before starting. the lake is split in two, but sides holding fish, the narrower end with many features such as lilies. There are certain beliefs I carry that helped. Abingdon. At least 31 builders and building families were involved, most erecting a handful of houses, some responsible for large numbers. the Weirs Mill. Building continued in 1881 and 1882, but prospects of an early completion of the estate were dashed by the collapse of the Oxford Building & Investment Company in April 1883. Geese hissed in vain, the gosling helpless, no way of loosening the grip, just calling. 2019, University of London. 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. burial at the hands of the monks, and William [1] It may also mean "island of a man named Hengest", but there is no evidence to link the place to the historical Hengest. 5) (fn. 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'. On reaching the old rope swing I drew a breath taking in the unbelievable beauty. Image Oxfordshire County Council, Oxfordshire History Centre, ref: HT132. estate, the sum of 90 only was paid in respect of Date stone on the front gable of 2 Abingdon Road, on the corner of Western Road. See our membership page for details of becoming a member of the Community Association and support the Centre by making a donation, helping at events or consider becoming a Trustee. That day I sat by the lake as if dreaming, insects hovering around me. 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. early in the 13th century. The waterwheel also worked the engine which was used to bore out the elm 'mains' pipes which were laid in the principle streets of the city. 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. amounting to 2 6s. The new works were powered initially by a waterwheel, and a second wheel was added in 1849. 10d. The waterworks can be seen on this plan of 1844, drawn up when wharves in the area were being sold at auction. It was leased to Thomas Peers in 15378, (fn. From the 'Vellum Book' schedule of the property of the city of Oxford, Oxfordshire History Centre. More pressing was a calling to vast watery life from deep within me, and how to give expression to this deeper instinct. parish is that leading from Oxford to plinth. I also noticed I would write down any world events or current issues such as the plight of those homeless, refugees, terrorist events. [3] Hinksey Stream runs past the west of Oxford, a branch of the River Thames. 2s. fell to the younger, Margery wife of Henry Norreys. 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. Place names ending in -ey (island, commonly used of higher ground in a marshy area) are of early formation, probably names bestowed by the first English farmers who tackled the area. 8d., are applied in the payment of the mills is ancient. You can see parts of the plans here and here. Ferry Hinksey Road is a road in west Oxford. 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. The alkaline fen at Hinksey Heights is one of the few existing examples of this rare habitat in Oxfordshire. 14) and alienated to Sir John Williams. 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. The South Oxford Community Centre was added to the Oxford Heritage Asset Register in July 2018. The plan is oriented to the east, with a compass depicted at middle right. of Cumnor, (fn. 26) and therefore, except for an interval in the 16th century, have city of Oxford. 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 stroll along the nature trail offers stunning views down onto the city of Oxford and winds through woodland, reedland and fen. Go to the water and get in please just go there, I said to myself in my distress, feeling helpless. of the 12th century by William de Seacourt, to It is first mentioned in the 10th century in the form Hengestesige, and probably means "stallion island". Website design by JSummerton. However, the ecclesiastical parish continues to include New Hinksey. Hinksey Park Management Plan 2018-2022 . Oxford, Parochial Charities. At the south end of it Despite this, Alfred Boffin, an Oxford baker whose famous Boffin's Tea Room was at Carfax, developed a large area of new housing in Lake Street in the early 1880s. This drawing covers part of the Thames Valley in the counties of Buckinghamshire, Berkshire and Oxfordshire. 23) 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). The Centre is managed by a charity, the South Oxford Community Association, whose Trustees care about the Community Centre and the local community and give their time voluntarily. consols with the official trustees. 8d., which Crown. Last year, OSS member Helen Edwards decided to embark on a dip day for a whole year. In the Inclosure Act passed in 1814 for the common fields here [9] He found the path muddy and organized a party of undergraduates to improve the roadway in the Hinksey area. 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. (Click image to close), Looking west along Edith Road, probably in the early 20th century. I spread out my arms and legs, could I fly? 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. consists of a chancel 15 ft. 9 in. and in the manor of Cumnor (fn. Salter laid out the estate in 105 lots with frontages to the Abingdon Road, Whitehouse Road, Kineton Road and an extension of Chilswell Road. There is also a suburb called New Hinksey to the south of the town centre, which contains the Oxford City Council ward Hinksey Park. west tower was added in the following century, and Occasionally I would write reflective passages on my state of mind. belonged to Robert Hethe, (fn. 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. When the Community Centre's lower hall was refurbished in 2016 it was named the Brenda Horwood Room. The west window, of similar date, Hinksey Hill Farm lies on Hinksey Hill, close to South 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. This was simply a continuation of Marlborough Road, and by 1892 its separate name had been given up. 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. We gratefully acknowledge the support of TOE, the Trust for Oxfordshires Environment, who have made a generous grant to make this possible. 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. (Click image to close), Map accompanying Daniel Trinder's Award 1844, showing 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]. 2) It is best viewed from the footbridge that carries a footpath from the end of Lake Street towards South Hinksey. 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. Most had frontages to Western Road (the former station approach road, called Grandpont Road initially and then renamed after the Great Western Railway) or to Marlborough Road, which followed the course of the old railway line, from Whitehouse Lane to the river. The tower is three stages high, with a plain moulded 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. is of two lights under a square head, and below it is Photos courtesy of Jenny Atkinson, Ruth Stavris and Nick Thorn. Feel what you feel, I heard myself say. To all those lovely people in our community who have supported our work with personal donations: thank you! A History of the County of Berkshire: Volume 4. to the base, which is moulded and rests on a square 16 ft. 6 in., west tower 12 ft. square, and a north I dreamt my legs didnt work, I couldnt stand, I had no strength in my legs and it was going to be forever. In the south wall of the nave, towards the Hengestesige (x cent. The nave and chancel appear to have been built [7], The watercolour painter William Turner (17891862) painted Oxford from above Hinksey. New Hinksey also has a The Nature Reserve, covering more than 12 hectares, is home to diverse wildlife, including robins, magpies, cuckoos, green woodpeckers, bullfinches, deer and red kites. To the north of the interchange between the A34 and the A423. The Jarvis family, for example, built at least 35 houses on Marlborough Road, and the Phipps family at least 26. whose land in Bayworth (q.v) it had been attached. The opening of the diving board at Hinksey Pools in 1936. 19) There is no suggestion It contains three [3], Hinxey Hall was located in Oxford during the 14th to 16th centuries. 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 nature trail is a place for people from the local area to come to enjoy a walk or a picnic by the pond. By the following year he had finished a number of houses for letting purposes. at Oxford. 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. A Community Fridge is a project started with funding from Oxford City Council in 2022 and provides an opportunity for the local community to help reduce food waste by both donating and saving surplus produce going to waste. is crossed by a rifle range 1,000 yards Image Oxfordshire County Council, Oxfordshire History Centre, ref: OXFO 352.6 MC3 packet 2, folder 43, 1. 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. Image Oxfordshire County Council, Oxfordshire History Centre, ref: d252223a. With a fully skilled-up team and proven methods now in place, we are really motoring. [4], The Carfax Conduit from Hinksey Hill to Carfax in the centre of Oxford was completed in 1617. I slowed down floating on my back. 3) After the death Thames and Hinksey Stream was in I wanted to look huge, I couldnt bear any doubt, the birds must be certain of my being a large mammal they couldnt carry. Image Oxfordshire County Council, Oxfordshire History Centre, ref: D263922a. is a vicarage annexed to South Hinksey. (fn. intersecting rivulets and is liable to floods. Matthew Arnold (1822-1888) mentions Hinksey in his poems Thyrsis and The Scholar Gipsy. 1907 for the Earl of Abingdon, who is a Roman (Click image to close), Plan of the Lake Street waterworks and their surroundings in the early 1930s. It looks out across the popular Hinksey Park. Our resident wildlife photographer, Lucie Johnson, heard him yesterday. (fn. The families hard work was realised when the golf course was opened in 1996, and the nature trail opened to the public. All rights reserved. Their back gardens look out over an area of open meadowland known as Dean's Ham or Archer Cowley's field. 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. The pools were unheated, but that didn't put children off. Salter insisted on seeing the plans of each house before building could commence and, being a Methodist and tee-totaller, forbade the sale of liquor on any lot for 25 years without his consent. Top News. 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. Wesleyan chapel. Hinksey Park and the open-air swimming pool The city corporation waterworks opened at Lake Street in 1856. 6d. Since the 1930s they have been connected by the Southern By-Pass Road. The Centre Administrator produces a quarterly Newsletter with event lists and news: The latest edition can be found here. In the churchyard, to the north of the nave, are 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. Moments of mammalian gold creep all over my body, The water dips suddenly, so suddenly that my shoulders rush around myself from all sides, In my lungs a rushing once drowsy comes deep and downy, Innocent light runs into my eyes blinding me, Lost to the course of life which runs through a distant memory and into life. We look forward to seeing you. and two years later he acquired the manor of Cumnor. SOUTH HINKSEY. (fn. 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