Archive for July 14, 2007

Eddystone Challenge   4 comments

The Eddystone rocks are around a dozen miles offshore from Plymouth, and saw the completion of the first ever offshore ’rock’ lighthouse in 1699. Henry Winstanley’s eccentric wooden design was mocked by ‘experts’ as too flimsy and decorative. To prove its mettle, he declared that he would inhabit his creation during, “The greatest storm there ever [...]

Posted July 14, 2007 by MRY in History, Lighthouses