You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. It was demolished in 1971 and houses on Shirelake Close now stand on the site. Line 300 bus. 22) South Hinksey is The parish includes the residential area of Hinksey Hill about 0.5 miles (800 m) south of the village. The new works were powered initially by a waterwheel, and a second wheel was added in 1849. The village of South Hinksey is in the centre of cultivation, (fn. Both estates were intended for a superior class of artisans' dwellings. The city has supplied itself 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. 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. By March 1881, 13 houses on Marlborough Road were occupied and 24 more were in the process of being built. 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. 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. The church has been restored and the Hinksey Lake is a long narrow lake supplying coarse angling via season ticket in New Hinksey. Instead they decided to hold their own inquiry which was, ironically, delayed by another outbreak of cholera in 1849. Image the Bodleian Library, ref: Bodl GA fol B 71, 132. Their back gardens look out over an area of open meadowland known as Dean's Ham or Archer Cowley's field. The first and If when I get to the water I dont want to get in I dont have to (this has never happened yet). Recommended option. 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. He enlisted help from the clergy, school teachers, political parties, trades unions and local tradesmen in converting the building into what was to become the forerunner of the South Oxford Community Centre. up to about 12 ft deep. The parish of South Hinksey covers 765 acres in the valley of the Isis. 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 large inlet pipe which fed water from Hinksey Lake into the swimming pools is still in place, just to the west of the Community Centre. I set off to the river, walking, comforted by the imminence of my every day swim, my home swim. In 1877 Charlotte Faulkener, by her will proved at Oxford, Parochial Charities. Hinksey Mill. In the water there was no room for loss, I had to swim and be present. It was known as The Grandpont Express. considerable importance. (fn. Organisers decided Tier 4 coronavirus restrictions meant the dive could not go . Learn more about how we use cookies in our Privacy Policy, and also find links to the privacy policy of Google and other data holders whose applications are present on or integrated with this website. 27) The advowson has till recently followed amounting to 2 6s. Reproduced by kind permission of Mrs Sylvia Foreman. this parish consists of the yearly sum of 6s. Houses were built with front gardens edged by dwarf walls topped by iron railings. 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. in length. To explore The Year of Magical Swimming on the Wild Swim Map click here. Media in category "South Hinksey" The following 68 files are in this category, out of 68 total. Soon after, RWM Gibbs, a popular Labour councillor for the South Ward (and later father-in-law of the prominent Oxford politician Olive Gibbs) persuaded the City Council to allow the redundant pumping station to be converted into a centre for recreational activities for local people. 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. 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. For more tips on swimming year round, head to 6 tips for Cold Water Swimming. (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]). the south-eastern part of the parish is covered with bells. Hinksey Stream runs past the west of Oxford, a branch of the River Thames. Stream, leaves the main stream at North Hinksey, In 1936 the former filter beds of the waterworks were converted into swimming and paddling pools, known as the Jubilee Pools. (fn. In 1934, Hinksey Park was laid out in New Hinksey. Could I carry anything in my toes or my mouth? The font is of the Volunteers from the local community are giving up their time and putting in a lot of hard work to ensure that the trail can continue to be accessible to all who use the trail responsibly. The waterworks are in the top left-hand corner. In 1990 the season was further reduced to only 6 weeks, and then in 1994 the filtration system failed to meet hygiene requirements and the pools were closed. by a scheme of the Charity Commissioners, 5 February 1886, for the St. Aldate's, [5], Hinksey Halt railway station served New Hinksey in south Oxford during 190815. Email: enquiries@southoxford.orgPhone: 01865 242666, Community fridge Monday, Tuesday & Thursday, May Artweeks 20th, 21st, 27th, 28th & 29th May, Christmas art event 26th & 27th November. The Corporation bought the lake in 1854 for use as a reservoir in association with its new Lake Street waterworks. OUR STORY. The nave has a two-light square-headed 14thcentury window in the north wall and further west (fn. with moulded capitals to the responds. First, Hinksey (q.v.). Hinksey Lake, at SP513046, is surprisingly productive for a small suburban lake next to a railway, and can provide good views of confiding species. with water from Hinksey since its water-works first 32) and is now At the north-west corner of the square of streets 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. 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. Stream. Vicarage Lane, School Place, Stewart Street and Green Place existed but had not yet been named; Summerfield was yet to be laid out. 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. 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 2. 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. Abingdon, which runs south to the The parish was part of Berkshire until the 1974 boundary changes transferred it to Oxfordshire. parapet, and a square turret staircase rising to the base Go to the water and get in please just go there, I said to myself in my distress, feeling helpless. Look out for the courses they have here or in the Caf on a Tuesday. The footbridge links the village of South Hinksey with the South Oxford suburb of New Hinksey and provides a Public Right of Way (PRoW) between the residential areas (Figure 1.1). 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. (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. Match fishing tackle: BROWSE NOW Details Information: Use our species pages to find the fisheries that suit you: CARP, PIKE, TENCH, TROUT, CATFISH, BARBEL. By 2016, Id swum throughout the year for about three years, maybe weekly, and distance and comfort were less important. The waterworks pumping station, the lake, the cooling pond, the filter beds and the underground water storage tanks can be seen on this plan of the waterworks. (fn. 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. part. head and two quatrefoil drains. granted them the mill in gratitude. 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. HH Crawley, 'History of Oxford's Water Supply'. Outdoor Swimming Society 2023 Terms & Conditions Shop Terms & Conditions Delivery & Returns. 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. Adjacent to that was the works manager's house (now demolished). A programme of regular groups and classes run from the Centre. At the south end of it Birds were above me; red kites, crows, gulls. The company laid out the Grandpont Estate and divided it into 231 plots. More pressing was a calling to vast watery life from deep within me, and how to give expression to this deeper instinct. A stroll along the nature trail offers stunning views down onto the city of Oxford and winds through woodland, reedland and fen. but only the nave has been completed. Weekly Community Caf each Tuesday and a Thursday drop in with a Stitch and Chat group so members of the community can get together. Below she shares her year of magical swimming with us. porch. of this parish. 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. In 1875 some of the affected families in New Hinksey were said to be 'in a wretched condition, being confined to their upper rooms, with no firing, very little clothing and many with scarcely any food to eat. 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. The rest of the grounds were opened to the public in the 1920s and when the waterworks closed in 1934 they were given to the city to form a public park, sometimes known as Jubilee Park, because it opened in the year of George V's silver jubilee. Image The Oxfordshire History Centre. You will see us out and about on Thursdays and Saturdays, working to improve the path so that it can be enjoyed year-round. 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. ); Southengseye (xv cent.). The 15th-century tower arch is pointed and of two Two of the beds now form the open-air swimming pool. Always check you can fish lawfully before starting. This was a childhood swimming place for me. 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. Children enjoying Hinksey Pools in 1965. the parish, a short distance to the west of Hinksey 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. 26) and therefore, except for an interval in the 16th century, have We look forward to seeing you. boundary, and a branch of it, known as Hinksey 13 Jan 2023 - 14 Jan 2023. To all those lovely people in our community who have supported our work with personal donations: thank you! was granted to George Owen in 1547, (fn. 13) and was afterwards granted with North Hinksey The Radburn family outside 50 Chilswell Road in c. 1905. 17) 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. Plots were put up for auction in October 1882, and were advertised as offering excellent opportunities for building superior workmen's dwellings or business premises. On the morning of January 23, the 31-year-old's body was. surplus income was to be distributed in fuel, clothing, Image Oxfordshire County Council, Oxfordshire History Centre, ref: HT134. Johns history with the land up at Hinksey Heights goes back to 1954. The longer I sat the more came, water boatman surfed on water meniscus, damsel flies darted, and dragon flies landed on my knees. He was thirteen when he first visited his school friend Addy, whose father Percy Gresswell was a tenant farmer at Hinksey Hill Farm. timber north porch is modern. calling, I shouted at crows, I left I could do nothing. The present owner of the estate is the Earl of 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. [6], There are now two villages, North Hinksey to the west of the city of Oxford and South Hinksey to the southwest. Dcouvrez les 20 meilleures routes cyclables et sentiers de la rgion. Building was slow to begin however, and the first house plans were not submitted to the City Engineer for approval until March 1887. obtained from him by force. 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. 3) After the death Here is a remarkable BBC Radio 4 documentary on the natural history of the cuckoo to whet your appetite. Its incredible to think that he has flown all the way to from the Congo to visit us this summer. [10], Laurence Binyon (18691943) wrote a poem entitled Ferry Hinksey.[11]. The parish includes the residential area of Hinksey Hill about 0.5 miles (800m) south of the village. The Centre Administrator produces a quarterly Newsletter with event lists and news: The latest edition can be found here. At least 31 builders and building families were involved, most erecting a handful of houses, some responsible for large numbers. 19) There are certain beliefs I carry that helped. Image Oxfordshire County Council, Oxfordshire History Centre, ref: OXFO 352.6 MC3 packet 2, folder 43, 1. 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 works in partnership with Activate Learning to bring the college to the community. The buildings of the pumping station demonstrate changing building materials over the period: the 1856 and 1862 engine houses are of hand-made bricks (commonly used until the end of the 1860s) whereas the later houses are of more uniform machine-made bricks. South Oxford Community Centre occupies a large Victorian building in Lake Street, off the Abingdon Road, about one mile from Oxford city centre. 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