Holding in Company

Walker,Crips,Weddle,Beck PLC
15 August 2001

                                 SCHEDULE 10

                  NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1) Name of company

WALKER, CRIPS, WEDDLE, BECK PLC

2) Name of shareholder having a major interest

MORGAN NOMINEES LIMITED

3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a
non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a
holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18

NON-BENEFICIAL INTEREST HELD ON BEHALF OF FUNDS MANAGED BY LIONTRUST
INVESTMENT SERVICES LIMITED

BENEFICIAL HOLDERS:

(A)     INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL TRUST

(B)     KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY TRUST

(C)     STAGECOACH GROUP PENSION SCHEME

4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
number of shares held by each of them

AS IN 1) ABOVE


5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

NOT DISCLOSED

6) Percentage of issued class

NOT DISCLOSED


7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

NOT DISCLOSED

8) Percentage of issued class

NOT DISCLOSED

9) Class of security

ORDINARY SHARES OF 20P EACH

10) Date of transaction

NOT DISCLOSED

11) Date company informed

14 AUGUST 2001

12) Total holding following this notification

TOTAL 392,000

(A)     323,500

(B)     51,840

(C)     16,660

13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

TOTAL 4.26%

(A)     3.52%

(B)     0.56%

(C)     0.18%

14) Any additional information



15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

DEREK CROWHURST - KEITH, BAYLEY, ROGERS & CO. [phone]

16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
making this notification

RODNEY FITZGERALD - FINANCE DIRECTOR AND COMPANY SECRETARY


Date of notification 15 AUGUST 2001