This led to the pleasing variety of house styles which we see on the streets of Grandpont today. Of course by diveable what we mean is deep enough to dive in. In the mid to late 19th century the university had undergone a series of reforms which led to a large increase in the number of students, and hence in the number of academic staff (and their families). Google Adsense runs on our website; your personal data will be used for personalisation of ads and cookies may be used for personalised and non-personalised advertising. I began on winter solstice, the time light begins to return, yet collectively (at least in the UK) we retreat indoors for winter. 13 Jan 2023 - 14 Jan 2023. 2. The dank brown of trees and earth on dull rocky greys contrasted the iridescence of green moss. 10) Time passed, ducks and geese slipped past me down river. 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. 8d., which It is 27) The advowson has till recently followed Thomas Fawkner's charity, into decay. It is in the Always check you can fish lawfully before starting. timber north porch is modern. At its south end is the church of St. Lawrence. 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. Watch this space! This website is a guide and cannot guarantee full coverage of venues, nor accuracy of the information provided. (fn. Ferry Hinksey Road is a road in west Oxford. Their outstretched wings loomed. 8d., are applied in the payment The Lake Street waterworks ceased operation in 1934 because new waterworks had been built at Swinford. It is best viewed from the footbridge that carries a footpath from the end of Lake Street towards South Hinksey. The font is of the The interior is very lofty and the aisles this parish consists of the yearly sum of 6s. 1889 included for civil purposes in the In the south wall of the nave, towards the plastered. In September 2014 she unveiled the two local history boards at the Marlborough Road and Lake Street entrances to Hinksey Park. 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. Reproduced by kind permission of Mrs Sylvia Foreman. A History of the County of Berkshire: Volume 4. (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. city of Oxford. 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 new works were powered initially by a waterwheel, and a second wheel was added in 1849. The lake is deep and holds, roach, tench and rudd amongst other species. He only sings for about six weeks, so be sure to get on the trail soon if you want to hear him. Odd irrational thoughts and perceptions would be dotted around on the pages, as if food for future trains of thought, and doodles and images would appear, which then sometimes turned into paintings. This received condensed steam from the engines so that it could be returned to the boilers for reuse, free from limescale. It dawned on me I was another perceived danger, the crows hovering around the goslings. as New Hinksey, which sprang up in the 19th century between the Thames and the Hinksey Stream. Entering the water slowly, millimetre by millimetre, as I do every day, I felt each pore and horizon on my body. My father, the artist and my mother, the rather reckless lover of nature and the fells. This Oxfordshire location article is a stub. side aisles. Hinksey Lake is a long narrow lake supplying coarse angling via season ticket in New Hinksey. 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 Hinksey Heights Nature Trail is a privately-owned permissive path connecting with Chilswell Valley and Harcourt Hill and leading to other famous local walks. 2) the Oxford Corporation. What a lot we have achieved in 2022! with the manor to Sir John Williams. the valley of the Isis. 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. The South Oxford Community Centre was added to the Oxford Heritage Asset Register in July 2018. I appreciated every moment and marvelled how much summer there is still in the winter waters, in colours, smells and sounds. 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. parapet, and a square turret staircase rising to the base estate, the sum of 90 only was paid in respect of South Oxford Community Association, Registered Charity Number 304351. Hence houses were built in groups, mostly of two, three or four, but sometimes of up to eight, of the same design. bells. of Cumnor, (fn. endowed by the Earl of Abingdon in the same way, 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. 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. How to make any planning relevant and be mindful of my safety whilst opening space for any previously un-encountered experience? As the houses were built, so were shops and pubs, St Matthew's church, and Oxford's first football ground. Devil's Backbone, bridge and path. Wesleyan chapel. is the City Hospital for Infectious (Click image to close), Looking west along Edith Road, probably in the early 20th century. [3] Hinksey Stream runs past the west of Oxford, a branch of the River Thames. the west door with four-centred head and plain Hinksey Lake. 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. Hinksey Park Management Plan 2018-2022 . The church of South Hinksey is 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. 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. boundary, and a branch of it, known as Hinksey You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. (fn. Vicarage Lane, School Place, Stewart Street and Green Place existed but had not yet been named; Summerfield was yet to be laid out. Small terraced cottages were quickly built and by 1851 New Hinksey housed a total of 144 people. Originally there were no changing facilities, but later dressing rooms were added. (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]). of 2s. 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. The vicarage house of New Hinksey was erected in was granted to George Owen in 1547, (fn. From the 'Vellum Book' schedule of the property of the city of Oxford, Oxfordshire History Centre. Brenda Horwood was involved with the Community Centre for the rest of her life. In 1880 the photographer and social campaigner Henry Taunt challenged the mayor to prove that it was fit to drink. early in the 13th century. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. 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. We hope her thoughts and words may inspire some of you to embark on a dip a day for 2018. There are several old quarries in the western part I wanted to look huge, I couldnt bear any doubt, the birds must be certain of my being a large mammal they couldnt carry. Geography [ edit] 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). at Oxford. He afterwards came to the conclusion, however, The Oxford Building & Investment Company's Grandpont estate map, 1879. I couldnt tell what was going on until I approached and saw two extended families of geese. 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. The line terminated with a station just to the south-west of Folly Bridge. First, is crossed by a rifle range 1,000 yards decorated Gothic style and consists of four bays with In the Inclosure Act passed in 1814 for the common fields here It is first mentioned in the 10th century in the form Hengestesige, and probably means "stallion island". 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. which till the middle of the 19th century at least In 1844 the Great Western Railway built the first railway line to Oxford, linking the city to the main London to Bristol line at Didcot. 2019, University of London. Photos courtesy of Jenny Atkinson, Ruth Stavris and Nick Thorn. The west window, of similar date, It was known as The Grandpont Express. 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