William Batt & Sons
William Batt (1795-1869) was apparently the son of Thomas (a plater) and his wife, Ann. He was a pawnbroker, then an ornamental fender manufacturer, who briefly partnered Thomas Kidgell until 1829. Batt continued in Meadow Street and then Arundel Lane, but was bankrupt in 1838. In the 1840s, he traded as a manufacturer of German silver spoons and forks in Smithfield. By the early 1850s, Batt’s business was in Eldon Street. In 1861, he moved to West End Works, Broomspring Lane, and sold silver-plated table c....
