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

  1. ↑ "SPANTON, William". suffolkartists.co.uk. Suffolk Artists. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  2. 1 2 Statham, Margaret; Serjeant, William (1980). Victorian Bury St. Edmunds in Photographs. Ipswich: County Archives/County Libraries.
  3. ↑ Spanton-Jarman Photographic Collection - Suffolk Archives: Suffolk County Council website
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