These seaswept and eroded formations have been a hazard for ships for centuries.
Consequently, it was decided that a lighthouse was needed directly upon the treacherous rocks.
Painting by Charles Henry Seaforth depicting HMS Forte sailing past the Eddystone Lighthouse.
The first lighthouse on the Eddystone Rocks was a wooden structure built between 1696 and 1698.
Exposed to the relentless crashing of the waves, the lighthouse required repairs before its first year was complete.
Subsequently, it was changed to a stone-clad exterior on a timber-framed construction with an octagonal top section.
The lighthouse lasted four more years before the great storm of 1703 erased almost all traces of it.
The engineer who built the lighthouse, Henry Winstanley, was inside the structure that night making repairs.
He perished along with the lighthouse.
A painting of Rudyard’s lighthouse by Isaac Sailmaker.
Despite his incredible age, Hall was said to be of good constitution and active for his years.
At that moment, Hall had a violent sensation from within.
They hauled them through the icy water on the end of a rope and into the boat.
The doctor was understandably skeptical of Halls story about swallowing molten lead.
On the 6th day after the accident, Hall made a slight recovery.
On the 12th day, Henry Hall died being seized with cold sweats and spasms.
The piece of lead taken from the stomach of Henry Hall after the fire of 1755.
The dog, according to the doctor, showed no reaction and heartily ate more milk that was offered.
The dog lived for three days without any affliction before he was killed and autopsied.
Dr. Spry performed similar experiments on fowls with alike results.
Henry Halls plaque in the Plymouth City Centre.
