As every schoolboy in Winchester knows, William Walker (born William Robert Bellenie) was the diver famous for shoring up the southern and eastern sides of Winchester Cathedral between 1906 and 1911, working in water up to six metres deep and using more than 25,000 bags of concrete, 115,000 concrete blocks, and 900,000 bricks, which saved the Cathedral from collapsing and sinking slowly into the soft peat ground.(Nikon D5000 : Sigma EX 18-50mm f2.8 : f2.8 : 1/1,3" : 18mm : ISO 400: 19.10.2010 18:41:45)
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