Memorial: M4850

Statuette at Winchester Cathedral commemorating William Walker d. 1918

Location

Cathedral, Winchester, Hampshire, England

Transcript

'William Walker. diver / "who saved the cathedral with his own hands / 1906-1911'

Details

Description: Walker is shown up to his waist in water, he has a moustache and is wearing a woollen cap. He is holding his diving helmet.
Type: Statuette
Position: East of choir
Materials: Bronze
Date Erected: 2001
Artists: Glynn Williams

People

Walker, William
Age: 47
Date of Death: 1918
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Diver
Organisation:

Extra

Notes: Dived to the waterlogged foundations of the cathedral and replaced the brushwood on which it rested with bags of cement.
Bibliography: P. Clissold 'Ships and Monuments in the Solent Area', 'Mariner's Mirror' vol. 58, p. 212 (Greenwich, 1972).

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