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This
apartment building on Sabastian Streeet
in Clerkenwell started life as a factory
for the silversmith company of
Charles Boyton and Sons. Boyton
was a well known silversmith who
registered his first hallmark in
1825. He moved his company to
Sabastian Street in the mid 1800s
operating out of houses across the
street from this building. Then in
1917 Boyton and Sons moved into this
purpose built factory. The firm
diversified from the making of spoons
and forks to the production of fine
tableware and other silver items of an
Art Deco character, but declined in the
1930s. After Boytons left the
building it became home to S Ramsay and
Co. Ltd. wireworkers.
In 1987-89 the building
was converted into four apartments.
An attic storey and basement swimming pool
were added. Apparently, the
uppermost of the flats became home to
Griff Rhys Jones.
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