Inside Winchester Cathedral.

There have been sacred buildings on this site since 645. Construction on the current cathedral was completed in the early 16th century, and the building continues to serve as the seat of the Bishop of Winchester and center of the Diocese of Winchester.

Among famous people buried in the Cathedral is William Walker, a deep-sea diver. According to the Cathedral’s website, when huge cracks started to appear in the early 1900s, the Cathedral seemed in danger of complete collapse. Early efforts to underpin its waterlogged foundations failed until Walker worked under water every day for six years placing bags of concrete to save the structure.

Winchester, Hampshire
United Kingdom

photographed 10.2007