Bow & Bridge Violin and bow makers, as the old books printed them

Heaton

Gomersal · about 1825 to 1900

Historical maker

Named in 1 book.

What the books printed

Dictionary of Violin makers, Arnold Sewell. 1928. Page 140, scan 208.

HEATON (William) — Gomersal circa 1825-1900. A cabinet maker who became a talented violin maker. He has reproduced the Stradivarius model with great skill. Label: WILLIAM HEATON, Maker, Hill Top, Gomersal Nr Leeds.

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Same name

Heaton, William
Gomersal · b. 1827

Whether any of these is the same person, the books do not say.

Same town, same time

1 other Gomersal maker has a year in the 1800s.

born 1827 Heaton, William

All Gomersal makers

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“Heaton,” Bow & Bridge, last modified 28 September 2026, https://bowandbridge.com/makers/heaton/ (accessed 3 November 2026).

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Chicago (bibliography)Bow & Bridge. “Heaton.” Last modified 28 September 2026. https://bowandbridge.com/makers/heaton/.

MLA 9“Heaton.” Bow & Bridge, 28 Sept. 2026, bowandbridge.com/makers/heaton/. Accessed 3 Nov. 2026.

APA 7Bow & Bridge. (2026, September 28). Heaton. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://bowandbridge.com/makers/heaton/

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