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William Batt (1840–1910) was a

Belfast Belfast ( , ; from ga, Béal Feirste , meaning 'mouth of the sand-bank ford') is the capital and largest city of Northern Ireland, standing on the banks of the River Lagan on the east coast. It is the 12th-largest city in the United Kingdo ...

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. He joined the firm of Boyd and Batt, led by George Boyd and another William Batt who is assumed to be his father. In contemporary publications he was referred to as ''William Batt junior''. Batt worked in the High Victorian architectural style throughout his entire career. He began with numerous villas in the

Malone Road The Malone Road () is a radial road in Belfast, Northern Ireland, leading from the university quarter southwards to the affluent suburbs of Malone and Upper Malone, each a separate electoral ward. The road runs parallel to the Lisburn Road and i ...

. In 1876–79 he designed the front gate lodge for the Botanic Gardens in Belfast which was demolished in 1965. Among his works are many Orange halls including Belfast Orange Hall at 82 Clifton Street. He became a member of the

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in 1878. He died in 1910, and is buried in Balmoral Cemetery in Belfast.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Batt, William 1840 births 1910 deaths Burials at Balmoral Cemetery, Belfast Architects from Belfast 19th-century architects from Northern Ireland 20th-century architects from Northern Ireland