William Spanton Explained

William Spanton (1822-1870) was a pioneer of photography in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. He established the "Repository of Arts and West Suffolk Photographic Establishment" at 16 Abbeygate Street in the town by 1859.[1] [2] [3] He continued to make a living through painting and decorating, plumbing, glazing, carving and gilding as well as painting.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: SPANTON, William . suffolkartists.co.uk . Suffolk Artists . 8 March 2023.
  2. Book: Statham . Margaret . Serjeant . William . Victorian Bury St. Edmunds in Photographs . 1980 . County Archives/County Libraries . Ipswich.
  3. https://www.suffolkarchives.co.uk/collections/spanton-jarman-photographic-collection-k505/ Spanton-Jarman Photographic Collection

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