Henry Winstanley

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Henry Winstanley (31 March 1644 – 27 November 1703) was an English painter, engineer and merchant, who constructed the first Eddystone lighthouse after losing two of his ships on the Eddystone rocks. He died while working on the project during the Great Storm of 1703.

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Henry Winstanley 1644-1703 inventor and builder of the first Eddystone Lighthouse born on this site in 1644

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