'The fear of the Lord is the beginning... (C) Stefan Czapski

TQ2473 : 'The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom': foundation stone, St Michael's School, Granville Road, Southfields

near to Wandsworth, Great Britain

'The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom': foundation stone, St Michael's School, Granville Road, Southfields

I was one of those 'children of Southfields', starting school here in the 1950's at the age of five and leaving when I was eleven. So the ethos of the school can't have failed to leave its mark on my 'character' - though whether it succeeded in 'building it up' is not for me to judge.

For the most part, our teachers were kindly, forgiving souls - though I couldn't say that of the headmistress (of the infants' school) or the headmaster (of the juniors). They, each of them, knew all about 'the fear of the Lord'. For me, that fear subsided when I became a choirboy at St Michael's Church nearby: I discovered I could keep my eyes open during prayers - without being struck down by a thunderbolt!

This is a zoom shot, taken from Granville Road. For a general view of the school, see TQ2473 : St Michael's Church of England School, Granville Road, Southfields

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2012

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Grid Square: TQ2473, 45 images (more nearby)
Photographer: Stefan Czapski (find more nearby)
Image classification^?: Supplemental image
Date Taken: Sunday, 22 April, 2012 (more nearby)
Submitted: Monday, 23 April, 2012
Geographical Context: Suburb, Urban fringe Educational sites
Subject Location: OSGB36: TQ 2488 7388 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:27.0086N 0:12.2547W
Photographer Location: OSGB36: TQ 2488 7387
View Direction: NORTH (about 0 degrees)