120 Walton's Death. 



edition of Walton and Colonel Venables' 

 Experienced Angler. I must refer more 

 fully to this little volume presently. 



Walton died at Winchester on Decem- 

 ber i5th, 1683, during the memorable 

 frosTof that year, at the Prebendal House 

 of hfs son-in-law, DrUSawkins, whom, as 

 he says in his will, he loved as his own 

 son. He was buried in Winchester 

 Cathedral, in Prior Silkstead's Chapel; 

 a large black marble slab in the floor of 

 the chapel marks his resting-place. " The 

 morning sun falls directly on it, reminding 

 the contemplative man of the mornings 

 when he was for so many years up and 

 abroad with his angle." 



It was my good fortune to be able 

 to accomplish, by the assistance of the 

 readers of The Fishing Gazette, what had 

 for nearly a century been the wish of 

 admirers of Walton viz., that a statue of 

 him should be erected to his memory in 

 Winchester Cathedral. The Very Rev. 

 Dr. Kitchin, Dean of Winchester, gave us 

 the kindest assistance, reserving a niche 

 in the beautiful great screen in the 

 cathedral for the statue, which was very 

 ably executed by Miss Mary Grant. 



