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]
References
edit- ^ "SPANTON, William". suffolkartists.co.uk. Suffolk Artists. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
- ^ a b Statham, Margaret; Serjeant, William (1980). Victorian Bury St. Edmunds in Photographs. Ipswich: County Archives/County Libraries.
- ^ Spanton-Jarman Photographic Collection - Suffolk Archives: Suffolk County Council website