▁a ▁claim ▁for ▁dam ages ▁against ▁the ▁town . ▁ ▁William ▁H utton ▁is ▁generally ▁held ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁first ▁person ▁in ▁modern ▁times ▁to ▁walk ▁the ▁entire ▁length ▁of ▁Had rian ' s ▁Wall , ▁producing ▁an ▁account ▁of ▁his ▁ 1 8 0 1 ▁journey ▁in ▁The ▁History ▁of ▁the ▁Roman ▁Wall . ▁ ▁Walk ing ▁ 6 0 0 ▁miles ▁from ▁his ▁B irmingham ▁home , ▁along ▁the ▁wall , ▁and ▁back ▁home ▁again , ▁he ▁wrote ▁in ▁the ▁pre face , ▁" I ▁have ▁given ▁a ▁short ▁sketch ▁of ▁my ▁approach ▁to ▁this ▁famous ▁Bul w ark ; ▁have ▁described ▁it ▁as ▁it ▁appears ▁in ▁the ▁present ▁day , ▁and ▁stated ▁my ▁return . ▁Perhaps , ▁I ▁am ▁the ▁first ▁man ▁that ▁ever ▁tra ve led ▁the ▁whole ▁length ▁of ▁this ▁Wall , ▁and ▁probably ▁the ▁last ▁that ▁will ▁ever ▁attempt ▁it ▁... ". ▁ ▁H utton ▁lived ▁chief ly ▁on ▁a ▁veget arian ▁di et . ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁ ▁H utton ▁completed ▁his ▁aut obi ography ▁ ▁The ▁life ▁of ▁William ▁H utton ▁just ▁before ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 5 . ▁He ▁is ▁comm emor ated ▁by ▁a ▁blue ▁pla que ▁on ▁Water stone ' s ▁book shop ▁on ▁High ▁Street , ▁near ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁New ▁Street , ▁B irmingham ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁Bas ▁relief ▁on ▁Derby ' s ▁Ex eter ▁Bridge ▁close ▁to ▁the ▁Mill ▁where ▁he ▁did ▁his ▁app rent ices hip . ▁A ▁mem orial ▁exists ▁in ▁St ▁Margaret '