A SET OF SIX WILLIAM IV BRASS IMPERIAL MEASURES

The spelling of Battell sems to be an anomaly, though the names Battel and Battle were both seemingly used freely until the mid-19th century. In 1841 Joseph Haydn’s Dictionary of dates, and universal reference gave an entry for ‘Battel Abbey’: ‘Founded by William the Conqueror on the plain where the battle of Hastings was fought, October 14, 1066'.