Henry Winstanley

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Henry Winstanley (1644–November 27, 1703) was an English engineer.

He began his career as an engraver but branched out into other enterprises. Later he owned a small fleet of boats, and lost two on the Eddystone Rocks. He decided to erect a lighthouse there, completing it in 1698. It was built of timber, and had not much strength; he perished in it along with five others in the Great Storm of 1703.

This article incorporates text from the public domain 1907 edition of The Nuttall Encyclopaedia.

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