Winchester Cathedral, Hampshire - Wikipedia Entries on Waymarking.com

The building of the current Cathedral was commenced by Bishop Walkelin in 1079. The stone came from the Isle of Wight and timber from one of Hampshire's oak forests. Over the centuries much of the building has been restored, with only the crypt and transepts surviving. The east end of the cathedral was greatly extended to include the Retrochoir during the 13th century. The Retrochoir still contains the largest surviving area of 13th century floor tiles in the country. The Nave was completely remodelled in around 1400 and since then there has been more minor alterations and the introduction of tombs, chapels and monuments.
Early in the twentieth century the problem of serious subsidence needed to be addressed. A diver, William Walker, and 250 other workers spent many years underpinning the foundations of the cathedral to stop further serious damage. The low lying site of the Cathedral still causes flooding in the crypt in the winter.

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