William Batt

1840–1910 (age 70)

Biography

William Batt, born in 1840, was an architect whose designs helped shape the civic and religious landscape of Belfast and northern Ireland. His buildings combined a solid respect for tradition with a thoughtful eye for proportion and detail.

Batt’s work remains a quiet but enduring part of the region’s architectural heritage, embodying the dignity of public life before his death in 1910.