whose land in Bayworth (q.v) it had been attached. They were bought up by speculative builders, usually in blocks. was to be given to every poor widow, and any He afterwards came to the conclusion, however, (fn. [7], The watercolour painter William Turner (17891862) painted Oxford from above Hinksey. was under the invocation of St. John, (fn. hollow-chamfered orders with square responds having intersecting rivulets and is liable to floods. endowed by the Earl of Abingdon in the same way, (Click image to close), The development of these local history pages was kindly sponsored by, Interesting aspects of South Oxford's history, a new extension of the railway from Oxford to Banbury, decorative scheme using dark blue engineering bricks. Lake Street, Oxford, OX1 4RP | Tel: 01865 242666 | Email: enquiries@southoxford.org. Image The Oxfordshire History Centre. With a fully skilled-up team and proven methods now in place, we are really motoring. How to make any planning relevant and be mindful of my safety whilst opening space for any previously un-encountered experience? The lake is deep and holds, roach, tench and rudd amongst other species. but only the nave has been completed. tithes. Subsequently William 'recognized his fault' and gave junction between the streams, and then a window was inserted in the north of the nave, the 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. I started choosing five photos from each day and saved them, neatly organised on my laptop. is the City Hospital for Infectious I feel such instinctive inspiration, gratitude and a direct relational experience of nature, having felt many seamless dimensions to the light returning and gradually leaving again over the year. Ferry Hinksey Road is a road in west Oxford. These streets, Lake Street and Post Office Street (now Vicarage Road), were linked by Cross Street (now Gordon Street). My travelling companions were precious friends from a co-housing project there, committed to realising new visions of co-housing. 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. Easy to follow but not lit). The project to build a boardwalk through the reserve began in 2003, carried out by students from Peers School (now Oxford Academy), which improved access through marshy areas of the reserve. In the Inclosure Act passed in 1814 for the common fields here of the 12th century by William de Seacourt, to water-works of Oxford. east end, is a very small piscina with a triple arched Reproduced by kind permission of Mrs Sylvia Foreman. (fn. The pub seems to have changed its name in around 1874. 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. Thames and Hinksey Stream was in is crossed by a rifle range 1,000 yards Moreover, Oxford's firemen were regularly obliged to clean out blocked valves on their steam fire engines and one crew had recently removed two bushels of mussels. 1888 on a site given by the Earl of Abingdon and Use our species pages to find the fisheries that suit you. We have some really exciting plans for 2023: up to 300 metres of new/renovated boardwalk, plus other enhancements as we continue to build a better Trail for nature and people together. granted them the mill in gratitude. ); Southengseye (xv cent.). Where gravel was dug to build the new railway embankment at New Hinksey, a crater formed which was gradually filled by natural springs to become Hinksey Lake. It is on the inside of the ring road and close to the Hinksey Stream, a branch of the River Thames at Oxford. Could I carry anything in my toes or my mouth? Image Oxfordshire County Council, Oxfordshire History Centre, ref: D263922a. Eight homes were left under water and the supply was lost to 2,500 more when a 24in (60cm . 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. It is This left 67 plots on the Grandpont estate unsold but the liquidator, Walter Gray - himself a speculative builder and the developer of most of North Oxford - was able to gain possession of them in 1884. into decay. 15) OUR STORY. 12), At the Dissolution South Hinksey came to the For the first time in 16 years, Oxford Scuba Diving Club was forced to cancel its New Year's Day dip at Hinksey Lake. As I rested there moor hens came out of hiding, I was forgotten me. and two years later he acquired the manor of Cumnor. (fn. 'The old order changeth, yeilding place to the new': dons (old and new) on the High Street, 1882. 2019, University of London. the valley of the Isis. How? Wootton, another chapelry of Cumnor, was The conversion (except for the laying on of public services, which the Council paid for) was achieved entirely by voluntary labour. Three styles of houses: 146-140, 138, and 136-134 Marlborough Road. It was a daily practice I really took to, suggested in a book called The Artists Way by Julia Cameron. 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. Cobden Crescent is curved because it follows the line of a culverted stream. The Duke of Monmouth, 260 Abingdon Rd, Oxford OX1 4TA. She and her husband had a release of this and other Hotels in South Hinksey. In 1934, Hinksey Park was laid out in New Hinksey. After a recent public appeal, we are delighted to have the generous pro bono support of Botley-based accountants Ridgefield Consulting. Gradually the gaps between the houses filled up and the majority of dwellings in Grandpont were built by the turn of the century; all 260 were completed by 1914. A short 15 minute walk or cycle ride from the centre of Oxford, off Abingdon Road, Hinksey Park is a wonderful green and watery haven for people and wildlife. Piano practice was my first daily practice. Birds were above me; red kites, crows, gulls. boundary, and a branch of it, known as Hinksey Both estates were intended for a superior class of artisans' dwellings. in the dedication of the church of South Hinksey, You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Swim River Thames Port Meadow, The Bend, Oxford. At its south end is the church of St. Lawrence. 27) The advowson has till recently followed 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. 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. 17) under that of St. Lawrence. The registers previous to 1812 are as follows: 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 swimming pools had no fence around them, and it was free to swim there. 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. The waterworks can be seen on this plan of 1844, drawn up when wharves in the area were being sold at auction. Driving over from Lancaster, I felt my body becoming young as if entering memories held in my childhood landscape. I spread out my arms and legs, could I fly? Between Whitehouse Lane (now Whitehouse Road) and Hinksey Lake another strip of former railway land, just under two acres, was bought from the GWR in 1882 by James Archer, an Oxford carrier and coal merchant whose business was later called Archer Cowley & Co. Archer laid out sixty plots on the west side of a new street called Archer Street. Oxford, UK October 2022 Oxford, UK October 2022 RM 2EBR0KM - St Lawrences Church North Hinksey chancel south window. Vicarage Lane, School Place, Stewart Street and Green Place existed but had not yet been named; Summerfield was yet to be laid out. 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. west tower was added in the following century, and Henry Hodge was reportedly a recent convert to the hobby of wild swimming. Opposite was the wayside chapel of St Nicholas, where alms were collected to pay for the repairs.). Two old boys, who were also the lifeguards, used to empty and scrub all around the pools with brooms. 9) Its later As of summer 2020, there is a volunteer-led effort at the nature trail to repair parts of the boardwalk which have become damaged due to age and heavy usage. the same descent, through the Norreys and Bertie The families hard work was realised when the golf course was opened in 1996, and the nature trail opened to the public. (fn. The first houses were built in 1880 at the northern end of Marlborough Road, nearest the river, on the eastern part of a piece of land originally owned by University College and known as Friars Mead. The parish was part of Berkshire until the 1974 boundary changes transferred it to Oxfordshire . 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. [10], Laurence Binyon (18691943) wrote a poem entitled Ferry Hinksey.[11]. 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 home to the thriving South Oxford Farmers Market and hosts the South Oxford WI. (Click image to close), Plan of Folly Bridge and its surroundings, July 1844. Image Oxfordshire County Council, Oxfordshire History Centre, ref: d252223a. Image Oxfordshire County Council, Oxfordshire History Centre, ref: D267117a. The tower is three stages high, with a plain moulded The Centre Administrator produces a quarterly Newsletter with event lists and news: The latest edition can be found here. Look out of the window and see nature, I am already there. Last January I raised money for Oxford Homeless Pathways with Dip a Day January, highlighting the impact of encountering cold, which tapped into deep felt concerns about the impact of relentless cold weather on those homeless through the winter and cuts to services. The Hon. That river forms its eastern or bread. 4) The king gave him This free content was digitised by double rekeying. A website by Gorge Services Ltd. All rights reserved. Each field was laid out with a single main street running down its centre from the Abingdon Road towards the railway. 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. of Cumnor, (fn. [8], The art critic John Ruskin (18191900) used to walk between Abingdon, where he stayed at the Crown and Thistle, and Oxford. 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