Diver Bill

Diver Bill
ISBN-10
1789016215
ISBN-13
9781789016215
Category
Juvenile Nonfiction
Pages
48
Language
English
Published
2018-09-25
Publisher
Troubador Publishing Ltd
Author
Judith Anderson and Tony Kenyon

Description

Winchester Cathedral is over 900 years old. Its pillars and archways stand solid and strong. Yet in 1905, parts of its east end were close to collapse. It needed new foundations, but only a diver could clear the flooded trenches beneath the ancient walls. So William Walker, a deep-sea diver, worked in the murky water for six hours a day, every week, for five and a half years. Along with a Foreword by the Dean of Winchester Cathedral, and diagrams to show how the diver worked beneath the walls, this book’s straightforward text and absorbing illustrations reveal the extraordinary achievement of William Walker, often known as ‘Diver Bill’ – the man who saved Winchester Cathedral with his bare hands.

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