Description
Henry Winstanley, artist, inventor, Clerk of the Works at the Royal Palaces of Audley End and Newmarket and builder of the first Eddystone lighthouse was one of the most brilliant men of his day. He has been called “the Essex Michelangelo”, and certainly his awe-inspiring versatility well merits that description.
This booklet contains much completely new information about Henry Winstanley, which it is hoped will help to dispel the multitudinous myths and half-truths that have surrounded him ever since his death in 1703. The real flesh-and-blood Winstanley is far more interesting than the legend, and is a man of whom all English people should feel proud.
