Llewellyn Jewitt - Illustrator, engraver, lithographer, publisher and author
Llewellyn Jewitt was nominated by Geoff Lester of Winster
A remarkable man born in 1816 - the youngest of seventeen children. He moved to Derby in 1853 and in 1867 to Winster, where he lived in Winster Hall until 1880. He died in 1886 and was buried in Winster churchyard. Jewitt was an important figure locally and nationally.
A popular local 'squire', he was responsible for bringing clean water to Winster. He secured eight public taps − some of which are still there today − to help the village combat disease.
He founded the Derby Telegraph in 1853, was Curator of the Derby Town and County Museum, Honorary Secretary of the Derby Mechanics Institute and in 1878 helped set up the Derbyshire Archaeological Society and was recognised as a notable antiquarian.
Nationally he was famous as an illustrator, engraver, lithographer, publisher and author. He was illustrations manager of Punch and wrote numerous books. His output - most of it relating to his years in Derbyshire - was staggering and encompassed a wide range and variety of subjects.