Henry Winstanley And The Eddystone Lighthouse

Henry Winstanley and the Eddystone Lighthouse (2002) by Adam Hart-Davis – Sutton Publishing
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Long before hard hats, hi-vis, and health and safety, there was Henry Winstanley—showman, eccentric, and engineering pioneer. In this thoroughly entertaining and enlightening biography, Adam Hart-Davis brings to life the man who built the world’s first offshore lighthouse on a deadly rock, and then insisted on staying in it during a storm. (Spoiler: bad idea.)

Published in 2002 by Sutton Publishing, this is history with personality—meticulously researched, beautifully illustrated, and just the right amount of mad. Our copy? It’s been around a few storms of its own. A little curled at the edges, but still structurally sound—unlike Winstanley’s final lighthouse.

Crappy Old Books – Because not all heroes get dust jackets.

As new condition. Hardback with dust jacket.

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