IT would be more likely to find a road named after one of Essex’s most famous sons in the area he is best remembered.

But artist John Constable’s name does not appear on any of Dedham’s roads but actually on Mersea Island in the form of Constable Close.

Constable is best remembered for the area of north Essex and Suffolk covering Flatford Mill, Dedham Vale and into Bures.

Born in Suffolk, he is know mainly for his landscape paintings of Dedham Vale, which surrounded his home.

His most famous paintings include Wivenhoe Park which was created in 1816, Dedham Vale in 1802 and the Hay Wain in 1821.

His exact birthplace was East Bergholt, the River Stour, to Ann Constable and her husband Golding who was a wealthy corn merchant who owned Flatford Mills and then went on to also acquire Dedham Mill.

Golding also owned a small ship, the Telegraph, which he moored at Mistley and used to transport corn to London.

Although Constable was his parents’ second son, his older brother was intellectually disabled and John was expected to succeed his father in the business.

After a brief period at a boarding school in Lavenham, he was enrolled in a day school in Dedham and worked in the corn business after leaving school.

But it was his younger brother Abram who eventually took over the running of the mills.

When he was young Constable began making trip sketching the Essex and Suffolk countryside which would be the beginning of his affiliation with it as his main subject.

Although his paintings are now among the most popular and valuable in British art, Constable was never financially successful in his lifetime and did not become a member of the establishment until he was elected to the Royal Academy at the age of 52.