William Walker is known as 'the diver who saved Winchester Cathedral. In 1905 several cracks appeared in the south and east sides of the church and it was feared that, in time, the building might collapse unless major underpinning of the foundations was carried out. Already an extremely difficult task, it was made worse because of high water levels preventing access to the 11th century timber rafts. Therefore, this diver was employed to work up to six hours a day, often in 20ft (6m) of water, and in total darkness for a period of some six years. Certainly, if it hadn't been for William Walker's tireless dedication to the job in hand, this wondrous cathedral might have been lost forever.
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