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to their Works, B.C. 500 - A.D. 1900, Volume VI, 1916 Biographical Dictionary of Medallists Taylor was apprenticed to Thomas Halliday in 1818 as the first die-sinker to be trained by him and recieved eight shillings a week from 1 November, 1820, onwards. Set up a business as a die-sinker, medallist and engraver in London in 1829. The business was first housed at 5 Porter Street, Soho, London, then at 3 Lichfield Street, Birmingham. In 1843 it moved to 33 Little Queen Street and finally to 70 Red Lion Street in 1869, where Taylor died. After his death Taylors sons Theophilus (left the business in 1892) and Herbert took over the business which operated until c. 1908. Forrer lists numerous medals and coins produced by Taylor dating from c. 1826 to 1862. See Forrer, vol. 6, (1916), p. 41. Forrer notes that the information for the entry was provided by Dr. Stanley Bousfield. Listed as medallist Biographical Dictionary of Medallists, Coin, Gem, and Seal-Engravers, Mint Masters, &c., Ancient and Modern with References to their Works, B.C. 500 - A.D. 1900, Volume VIII, 1930 Biographical Dictionary of Medallists Forrer lists medallic works by this artist produced between 1843 and 1865. See vol. 8, (1930), p. 233." - ’William Joseph Taylor’, Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951, University of Glasgow History of Art and HATII, online database 2011 [http://sculpture.gla.ac.uk/view/person.php?id=msib4_1239728552, accessed 18 Jun 2017]