"The Sportsman — Monday 28 January 1901
OTHER CLUBS' RACES AND RUNS
Belgrave Harriers: Fourteen members, divided ioto two packs, ran five miles over Wandsworth Common.
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"Pall Mall Gazette — Thursday 28 February 1901
Plans for trams along Bolingbroke Grove and up bellevue
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L.C.C. TRAMWAYS EXTENSIONS. A PLOT TO RUIN CENTRAL LONDON. As all of us know, the London County Council own many mile# of tramways within the administrative county. A portion of these they are themselves working; while other lengths (on the northern side) have been leased to company.
Last year the Council obtained Parliamentary powers to enable them to construct new tramways and to alter and reconstruct certain tramways, and to establish a system of electric traction at an expenditure, believe, of something like three millions sterling; they are now applying to Parliament for powers to lay down new lines, running to a length, great and small, long and short, of at least forty miles, and to raise a large sum to meet the consequent outlay.
The plan given herewith shows the trunk lines to be constructed, but does not include very many short connecting pieces as between existing and projected lines. The proposal in which probably the largest amount of public interest will be felt is that for the construction of tramways from Lower Richmond-road, across Putney Bridge, along King's-road and the Thames Embankment at Chelsea, one road forking to Buckingham Palace-road and by way of Victoria-street and the Victoria Embankment to near Blackfriars Bridge, and the other hugging the river to Vauxhall Bridge.
We will not audaciously attempt to forecast the working of the Progressive mind, but when the new road is made between Old Palace Yard and Lambeth Bridge we shall expect to have suggestions that the lines shall be continued along it and past the Victoria Tower and the House of Lords facade of the Palace of Westminster to junction with the line from Chelsea, crossing Parliament-square on its way to the Embankment. Another long piece of line would run from Fulham by way of Fulham Palace-road, through Hammersmith. Shepherd's Bush-road, close to the station of that
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>ame on the "Tube, " Wood-Une and Scrubbs-Une. to Harrowroad at a point near Willeaden Junction. Other line- included I the Bill -re proposed to be made from Haropstead-road, down Tottenham Court-road, to a point near Oxford-street along Rolinebroke-grove (Wandsworth Common); from the south siae of Vauxhall Bridge along Harley ford-road, Camberwel-new-road, Denmark Hill, and Grove-lane to Peckham Rye on the one hand, and bv way of Lordship-lane to Forest Hill-station on the other; from Wandsworth by way of Earlsfield and Garratt-lane to Tooting; from Theobald's-road to Cambridge-circus, Shaftesbury-avenue, and from Ihe existing tramway in Farringdon-road southwards.
Several reconstructions widenings of existing lines are projected. It is proposed that the width of the footway may be reduced certain cases where tram-lines are laid, and the Council take power to work the new lines themselves, it may be by electrical power; and they also ask authority to enter into agreements with local authorities outside London as to the working of tramways in adjoining districts connected with their tramways. It is also proposed to make large number of street widenings in connection with the laying of the tramways, and the case of many properties it is proposed to take a part only — forecourts, yards, gardens, for sed generating station on land abutting on Camberwell New-road. Certain of the Councils of Metropolitan Boroughs are be called upon to contribute towards the cost of some of the street improvements.
Estimates have been prepared by the Council to the amount which they will reouire to expend on capital account for the purposes of the Act and such estimates, being in each case calculated to cover the original cost of purchasing lands and executing the works, without any allowance in respect of returns from resale or letting of lands which will be ultimately available for that purpose, are as follows For the new streets and street improvements and works connected therewith 1, 188, 600 For the construction of new tramways and reconstruction of existing tramways and other tramway works by this Act authorized, and purchase of land for generating station 957, 200 .45, 800
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"Westminster Gazette — Monday 4 March 1901
DANGEROUS PATHWAYS ON A COMMON.
To-day Mr. A. Braxton Hicks held an inquest at Wandsworth Town Hall touching the death of Allan Belcher, aged two, son of a solicitor's clerk. The mother, who wept bitterly, said that on Thursday afternoon she was taking the deceased child for an airin g in a bassinette on Wandsworth Common. When near Heathtieldroad the handle of the bassinette slipped from her hands in conse quence of the very uneven and dangerous condition of the pathwa) along which she was going The vehicle fell over into the roadway. a distance of several feet, and the child was turown out. At that moment a van belonging to Messrs. Singer and Co., of Ilighstr eet, Wandsworth, came along, and one of the wheels went over the child's head, literally smashing it, death being instantaneous: The jury returned a verdict of " Accidental death," exonerated the driver of the van from blame, but commented strongly on the dangerous condition of the footpath in question and others on Wandsworth Common. The coroner said he should write to the London County Council pointing out the dangerous state footpaths in tht hope that instant remedy would be applied.
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DISGRACEFUL CONDUCT
A man, described as Thomas Baker (37), 9, Triton-strert,Battrrsra, was fined 20s. for gross misbehaviour on Wandsworth Common on Saturday. His companion, Alice Batchelor (40), 141, Speke-road, was remanded for inquiries. She said she was a widow with three children. On. of the London County Council constables said the prisoners were close to a footpath, children were playing near them and several cricket matches were taking place.
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With space at command this week an opportunity is afforded me of dealing with the condition of the various cricket pitches on out local commons and parks . . .
and parka. Fraqaantly bar* tra-reread thaoaao-eaUod criekot pitch**, aad bare boon aimoatotartbd with tbo diofrraeefnl rtot* Irefer particularly to thooa in Dulwich Pmk. on Clapham Common, Brockwell Park, and Wamdsworth Common.
During tbo recent bot oantbor tbo gronua bn* boon pot>rely dangoroao to on. Too can't cnU thorn pitch** at all. There b attempt to cultimo them, they nooer watered oxeapt rainfall, h**Ty i* atmoot an nnhaard-of thing, while the men tin ibaiai are acaraaty the kind who andonlaad -whatit b nano th* gnao and prepare it for 'thegmno. Tboaoil of the ground ha* to bo mpocblly etnibd, th* turf properly cared tforandenoonregod. b aatoabhmg that aoeidata are not of lenere freadout ocenmnoooa sacb roagb-andready pitch**. aplit head, block eye, * broken no**, ohattered teeth, blow in th* wiho on th* moot likely to happen on kL.CX. pitehoo. Dear me! how the poor end janior crioketere moat anffor! and what paradiae it maat aoraly b* when _ they play naan decently-rolled, plumb wicket! Personally, Ihas* had painful experience of L.C.C, wicket*; bat oarer again, Uwmk yea. If th* proper men are employed, it io quite lot the pitcher to be licked into better condition: but ordinary gardenins man knew* little nothing about the, | f M tnrf polish," oonwerrent with eriekot and it* reqoiremont*. What is chicly desired in the hot weather i* hoary watering and rolling. lam certain toe players themaelrea who hawa io play commons would gladly oabterih* penay or twopence towards Water and Bolling Fand, if th* L.C.C. would only odoptth* practice. I canuot think that the Sports Committee of the L.C.C. know aooeh abont criekot, to allow each wicket* to bs prepared. To tranofer cricketer noed to true wicket* on to L.C.C. on* would be almost asking him to purposely maim himself for life.
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August here.
My conscience, time doth fly, and the summer is fast ebbing away.
In one month more the song of the footballer will be heard in the land. All things considered, cricketers cannot croak about the climatic conditions, except that it has been of late, in the words of Mrs Gamp, "'orrid 'ot, " or, as Rudyard Kipling once happily put it, "Hell with the lid off."
[By Raw] CRICKET GOSSIP.
CRICKETERS FIOODEDO0UT.
LOCKWOOD'S BAD.LUCK.
ANOTHER EENEVIY MATCH PROBABLE.
THE PERCENTAGR SCHEME.
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L.C.C. PITCHES.
THEIR DISGRACEFUL: CONDITION. BATTERSEA. AT WIMBLEDON. FINE BOWLING BY' G, 'Cy HAST. The result ef the Jaly Bat Competition will be pebliched im cur next iseue, when fear more Wisden's "Crawford Exedilere" will
se presented,
The August Compolittion, and the final one of the seaseu, commences frem to-day, and will inelade the next three Satasday matebes. This chanes chould esta Lame Sicd | ersoketer possessing anything like a batling aggre: gatecr bewling analysis.
August here!
My conscience, time doth fly, and the summer is fast ebbing away.
In one month more the song of the footballer will be heard in the land. All things considered, cricketers cannot croak about the climatic conditions, except that it has been of late, in the words of Mrs Gamp, "'orrid 'ot, " or, as Rudyard Kipling once happily put it, "Hell with the lid off."
Yet we in merry Engiand are fully prepared for rapid changes of temperature. During last Thursday, Friday, and Saturday the cricket haunts in South London were practically flooded. There were many fitful showers on Saturday, and this, coupled with the tropical rains of the previous two days, made the turf as soft as newly-made putty. So there was a general abandonment of fixtures, and an idle afternoon had perforce to be endured. Not only were the various commons unplayable, but the private grounds were in the same plight. Yet, after all, the rain did the parched up and brown grass a power of good, and made the groundsmen give a big sigh of relief.
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a? Bat nr: wat enn b-: oven, average a wan-was deprived of his usual relaxation aad exercise, the hearte of ericketere must have felt truly sorry fer William Lockwood, who hed relied upon the precesds from the Yorkshire match at the Oval to swell his benefit fand. Se unkisd were the elements that it cot (Scuutty at oy gree sine
cousequently one
fone of oe season was irretrievably ruined, three delage @ exceedingly sorry fer Wille Leck food, oho richly deserved sucesss, and after the recent spell of hot weather it seemed like a combination of the Fates against him. Had the days been fine, there can be small question that the beneficiaire would have netted a larre sam of oie syurpeth "may. athor all Se bgnals while sympathy may,: y wale eral eal Lockwood can have the satirfaction of knowing he bas a very large circle of friends whe will urge his claims to further consideration by 'the Sarrey author i-
ses.
Very naturally most people have been asking, +" Will Lockwoed have another match awarded hie?" I think it may eafely be left to the county authorities, w: have acted in a generous spirit towards the professionals in the pet 1 am sure Lockwood's great services te
arrey for se many years will not be permitted to go unrecognised or unappreciated. That Surrey will treat him generously gees witbout saying. Many suggestions have been mads, several of which are very practical. The best notics te my miad is te give him the first two daye of the Notts fixture at the Uval on
and Tuesday next, carrying over the subcriptions to the new account. To appear agninet the county of his birth, the greater portien ef the gate-money to be devoted to his benefit, caught to prove highly UePhe guibered 'together. "Ay ine time at t the time o writing img defiaite has transpired, bat it AS Secsdel thas exter the Notts fxtare will be granted Leckweod, or be will be allowed the Yorkshire mateh next year, Hayward's intended benefit being postponed for anether aenscn.
Toushing the quention of benefite to profeesienals, it has eften occurred to mo that there is a big element of lack in their success or now-enceess. For example, if the weather is Gac-end three full doze' crecket are played, aaything from 1, upwards may be realined, whereas if at all interfered with by had weather, or the condition of the turf finished the game in ove day and a half, the beneficiaire is a fortunate man if he secures 300. Now, the latter amount is by no means an adequate remuneration to a man who has gives his best years to cricket aad his county. It is barely ient to place him ia 4 dasiuess of substance. Ceoasequently it seems a distinct anomaly that the saceees of a benefit match should largely to depend on the weather; neither eam it be considered fair to the deserving professional.
1 . perhaps, be held to hold advanced notions on this particaler matter, but I do think the presest system capable of consider. able i t. Rather than give a benefit match after about l0or 12 years' service to a prefessional, Iweald ad aahord rghit a method of vent etinntieoe es wee Protereeen after on Me the" pate" prececds. The ears esntage -- gate"' . e sam each season should be banked in the name of the player, and at the conclusion of, say, 10 years, or whea his form warraats his exelusien, the whole amount, with interest, should be handed him. I do net think this system an im. practicable one, inasmuch as it mast headmitted that the professionals constitute the backbone of almost every county — certainly in bowling — and it is heir presence that attracts the paying epectator. y shoald not, thea, the professional proGt-chare in the takings as well as receive his fee per mateh? I think thie is a matter for coanties to discuss tegether, and it would at once give a professional counected with a poorer county a better ehance of gaining more yeward after a term of years than a few beggarty pounds. as many now only receive. At preeent he is at considerable disadvantage in romparisen with one associated with a county,
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With space at command this week an opportunity is afforded me of dealing with the condition of the various cricket pitches on our local commons and parks. Frequently I have traversed these so-called cricket-pitches, and have been almost startled with the disgraceful state in which they are kept. Irefer particularly to those in Dulwich Park, on Clapham Common, Brockwell Park, and Wandsworth Common.
During the recent hot weather ground has been positively dangerous to play on. You can't call them cricket pitches at all. There is no attempt to cultivate them, they are never watered except by a rainfall, heavy rolling is almost an unheard-of thing, while the men in charge are scarcely the kind who understand what it is to nurse the grass and prepare it for the game. The soil of the ground has to be specially studied, and the turf properly cared for and encouraged.
A SERIOUS CHARGE
John Droymer (54), a messenger, of 76, Belvedere-roftd, Lambeth, was charged with improper conduct with a girl of eight, named Myrtle Dower, of 73, Bennerley-road. E
Edward Brown, an employee of the London County Council, stated that at one o'clock to-day he was patrolling Wandsworth Common. He saw prisoner stooping down with his hands under the child's clothes. At first the girl said prisoner had done nothing to her. Consequently he was ' let go. Shortly after the girl ran up with some elder companions and said that he gave her a penny , and some apples, and then did what witness saw himself. Prisoner was then arrested.The girl repeated her story about the money and apples in court.
Prisoner was remanded for a week.
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WEDNESDAY
Before Mr. Rose.
HE REMEMBERED NOTHING
James Holland 1 (510), of a 42, Northcote-road, Battersea, was charged with assaulting P.C. Andrews, 441 V, and a constable of the London County Council, named Rule. The first mentioned officer stated that he ' found prisoner lying on Wandsworth Common yesterday with at slight wound in the head. When witness inquired what the matter, prisoner told him to mind his own business. After being assisted to his feet prisoner threw witness and the other constable down. It appeared that ironer had been suffering from fits. — Holland asked that the magistrate would forgive him any mistakes he had made. He knew no more of the transaction than his worship himself. He was known as subject to fits, and had been taken home by constables.
Mr. Raw: Constables seem to run a risk in taking you home if you throw them down. (To the witness): Was he insensible — Witness: No, but he was very abusive. — Mr. Rose discharged prisoner this time, taut warned him that if he came there again on a similar charge he would be punished.
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THE LATE WORKHOUSE MASTER AGAIN
Albert Hash (38), described as the master f the Workhouse, Braintree, was charged with being a suspected person found loitering, supposed for an unlawful purpose.
Prisoner was before the ; court last week. On that omission a telegram was sent to Braintree and a reply received that prisoner was discharged from his position as master in July.
P.C. Sergeant, 535V, said that at half-past 12 last night he saw prisoner go up the carriage drive of Battersea Rise House, the residence of Mr. Percy Thornton, M.P.
Prisoner continued round the house till he came to a gate
gate leading to tlio back el Witosee then appraached and al g i d priaoner what he was doing there. Be replied. " looking for the way out." "Whir. do live, and what is your occupation further asked. "I'm clerk and at. Reeding, " prisoner replied. Being unsatisfied with the statement the constable took Gash to the 4tation.-I's tusked no questions. but made statement that he was on a holiday trying to his health. As he suffered from sleeptwine's be found it beneficial to sit out 011 the common late at night. He sat near the band- stand last night. He afterwards lost his bearings. He was not aware he was near a house. — Mr. Ron.: You were brought up here on a similar charge last week, and made the same excuse. You gave false account of yourself by saying you were a clerk. I must remand you for seven days for the surgeon to report on the state of your mind.
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"Pall Mall Gazette — Wednesday 28 August 1901
Duel between two actors on Wandsworth Common over the reputation of a lady . . .
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If we may believe a paragraph in the Daily Telegraph, two London actors have just (might a duel, over the reputation of a lad). which had a good deal more real business about it than a great many of the encounters in which Continental honour is declared to be satisfied.
The lady's champion challenged the other gentleman to a set-to with nature's weapons, and the meeting took place on Wandsworth Common, resulting in the complete discomfiture of the duellist who had made the defamatory charge.
That may not be a strictly legal way of settling a quarrel, but it is English, and manly, and eminently calculated, it not to prove the rights and wrongs of the case, at least to show that neither combatant is afraid to take the risk of a sound hiding.
And that is more than can be said for such more sensational displays as, for instance, the Regis-Laberdesque encounter.
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"1901828A CHASE ACROSS THE COMMON.
Henry Wood (21), engineer, no home, was charged with being possessed of property, supposed stolen, viz., six woollen sweaters and some shirts.
A London County Council constable, named Brown, startled prisoner and two other men on Wandsworth Common to-day. They were close to the bushes. When the constable got near they ran off in different directions with two bundles, . Prisoner had one. He was chased round various turnings and caught as he came out of a shop in Darley-road.
Prisoner said he slept on the common last night. The other two men came up with parcels. He knew nothing about the things.
He was remanded for a week.
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Brown appears in several court cases
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ROBBING CRICKET. PAVILIONS.
Harry Wood, aged 21, no home, was charged with stealing six woollen sweaters, a tennis shirt, two white shirts, and two black bags from the Dulwich Cricket Club pavilion.
Edward Brown, a police constable in the wilco of the London County Council, was patrolling Wandsworth Common, when he saw the prisoner and another man come out of some furse bushes with bundles under their arms. When they saw him they started to run away. He gave 'chase, and in their flight they flung away the bundles. The officer continued the pursuit, and anceeeded in capturing the prisoner. The bundles wero subsequently picked up and were found to contain cricket clothra. Evidence having been given by William Waller, the groundsman, respecting the robbery, Detective Hancox informed the magistrate that only last year the prisoner was sentenced to 2 months' hard labour for a precisely similar offence, and that this year there had been several robberies from cricket pavilions on Wandsworth Common. — Hr. Garrett patrol sentence of six mouths' imprisonment with hard labour.
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"Morning Post — Wednesday 23 October 1901
LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL
Open Spaces. — On the motion of Mr. John Burns, it was resolved: That, considering the inconvenience and loss of space that results from certain parks and open spaces having within their borders private houses and grounds, it referred to the Parks and Open Spaces Committee to consider and report as to taking immediate steps for making all parks and open spaces completely the property of the London County Council; and that, considering the rapid growth of population the neighbourhood of Wandsworth-common, the committee be also instructed to report as to securing certain pieces of open land once attached to the common and now rented for or gardening purposes by institutions that do not require the ground for their original trust and purpose."
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LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL
. . . for making oil parks and open spaces completely the property of the London County Council; and that, considering the rapid growth of population the neighbourhood of Wandsworth-common, the committee be also instructed to report as to securing certain pieces . . .
Published: Wednesday 23 October 1901
Newspaper: Morning Post
County: London, England
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[BNA: [UNKNOWN PUBLICATION — header not detected. Please review.] "LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL . . . for makiog oil parks and open spaces completely the property of the London County Council; and that, considering the rapid growth of population the neighbourhood of Wandsworth-common, the committee be also instructed to report as to securing certain pieces . . . Published: Wednesday 23 October 1901 Newspaper: Morning Post County: London, England Type: | Words: 1593 | Page: 2 | Tags: none [BNA: "Illustrated London News — Saturday 16 November 1901 WILLS AND BEQUESTS, The will (dated Dec. 16, 1895), with three codicils (da,ted May 5, 1896, Dec. 22, 1897, and Feb. 16, 1901), of Mr. Matthew Whiting, of Aucklands, Wandsworth Common, who died on Sept. 16, was proved on Nov. 2 by Mrs. Annie Sinclair Whiting, the widow, John Hopgood, and Edwin Perkins Ridley, the executors, the value of th,e estate being The testator gave his residence, with the furniture and effects therein, and such an annual sum as, with the income of her marriage settlement, will make up 2500 per annum, to his wife ; to Fanny Maria Clementson ; and many small legacies to executors and friends. The residue of his property is to be divided into twelve parts, one each for the following hospitalsnamely, St. Thomas's Hospital, St. George's Hospital, Guy's Hospital, King's College Hospital, Westminster Hospital, Middlesex Hospital, the London Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, St. Mary's Hospital (Paddington), the Great Northern Hospital, the Hospital for Consumption (Brompton), and the New Hospital for Women (Euston Road). [BNA: "Croydon Chronicle and East Surrey Advertiser — Saturday 14 December 1901 SALES BY AUCTION. Second Sale. To Builders, Contractors, and others. Ralharn, Adjoining Wandsworth Common Railway Station. Messrs. HOOKER WEISS Will Sell by Auction at Fernald- House. on the Fermi& Estate, between Balham and Wandsworth Common Railway Stations, L. B. & B. C. Ballwin, on Tue-day, 17th December, 1901, at One o'clock precisely, the 1 — BUILDING MATERIALS of the mansion, comprising 200 squares of flooring boards, 30. 000 feet of qoaxtering and stout timber, 15,000 feet of joists, 30 baulk timber., 40 good 4 and 6 panel doors. ecipboer fronts, panel partitioning. 6 box cupboards with shelves and drawers, 100 glazed ma h lights, some with frames, stone and marble chimney pieces, quantity of sla' 20in. by 10in. and 21in. by 12in., 2. 000 feet of York stone paring and landings, 60, 0/0 brick., slate cistern, wrought irro tanks, 7 wrought iron girders, steaks of timber and firewood. 800 loads of dry lola rubbish, and numerous other items. On view the day before and morning of male, and eatalogaes may be obtained at the pl. ce of sale, an. i of the Auytioneers, 4, High Street, Croydon. Telephone No. 121 Croyd, in. [BNA: 1901 Harry Ebdon, 9 Trefoil Rd, 43, Chief Clerk of Public Charity ["Guild?] With Mary, wife, Cecil, son, and Mother, widow, [BNA: ______________ Exeter and Plymouth Gazette — Friday 29 January 1904 GITTISHAM. " In an age of doubt and unbelief, it is of the utmost importance (writes Mr. Harry Ebdon, of Wandsworth Common) that publicity should be given of instances which prove, with irresistible force, the living power of Christianitypresenting, so to speak, a'solid wall of truth against which the waves infidelity dash themselves vain. And such an instance was witnessed at the death bed of Miss Harriett Palfrey, of Gittisham, whose memoir was published in our columns last week. the end drew near a great change was seen to take place. All suffering ceased, the sting of death was gone, succeeded by a holy calm. Her face was radiant, though illumined a reflected glory. Asked her sister Annie if she knew that she was passing through the valley, she replied 4 Yes.' But there was an entire absence of fear; and her gaze seerped riveted upon a vision of unspeakable beautysomething altogether too lovely for words to describe. And thus, with her eyes fixed upon the glory of better world, the aged Honiton laoe maker placed her hand in that of her Redeemer and entered into rest, fully realising the words of the Psalmist: 'Yea, though Iwalk through, the valley of the shadow death, Iwill fear no evil: for Thou art with me: Thy rod and Thy staff, they comfort me.' [BNA: