Lavers, Barraud & Westlake (1855-1920s)


London-based firm originally established in 1855 by Nathaniel Wood Lavers (1828-1911). The firm changed its name several times with the arrival and departure of each partner. Francis Barraud (1824-1900) became a partner in 1858 and Nathaniel Westlake joined the partnership in 1868, having designed for the firm since 1858. Other artists designing for the firm from the late 1850s included Henry Stacy Marks and John Milner Allen.

After the death of Barraud in 1900 the firm was known as Lavers, Westlake and Co., although Westlake had been the sole proprietor since 1880. After 1909 the company became N H J Westlake, London, and closed in the 1920s.



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image not available The Symbols of the Four Evangelists
artist: Alfred Bell
firm/studio: N. W. Lavers
about 1855
Church of St Mary, Llanfair Nant-gwyn, Pembrokeshire
west wall of the nave
  Scenes from the Life of Christ Scenes from the Life of Christ
firm/studio: Lavers & Barraud
about 1864
Church of St David, Blaenporth, Ceredigion
east wall of the chancel (window number: I)
  The Twelve Apostles The Twelve Apostles
firm/studio: Lavers, Barraud & Westlake
1875
Church of St Mor and St Deiniol, Llanfor, Gwynedd
south wall of the chancel
  St John the Baptist with St Peter and St Paul St John the Baptist with St Peter and St Paul
firm/studio: Lavers, Barraud & Westlake
1875
Church of St Cadoc, Raglan, Monmouthshire
west wall of the tower
  St John and the Virgin and Child St John and the Virgin and Child
firm/studio: Lavers, Barraud & Westlake
about 1880
Church of St Mary, Trefriw, Conwy
south wall
  Christ the Good Shepherd with St John the Baptist and St John the Evangelist Christ the Good Shepherd with St John the Baptist and St John the Evangelist
patron: John Patrick Crichton-Stuart
firm/studio: Lavers, Barraud & Westlake
about 1890
Church of St John the Baptist, Cardiff
east wall of the Lady Chapel
  St Peter, St James the Great and St John St Peter, St James the Great and St John
firm/studio: Lavers, Barraud & Westlake
about 1891
Church of St Idloes, Llanidloes, Powys
north wall of the north aisle
  Christ Blessing Children Brought by their Mothers Christ Blessing Children Brought by their Mothers
firm/studio: Lavers & Westlake
1894
Church of St Peblig, Caernarfon, Gwynedd
north wall of the north transept
  The Virgin Mary and St Elizabeth The Virgin Mary and St Elizabeth
firm/studio: Lavers & Westlake
1904
Church of St David, Blaenporth, Ceredigion
south wall of the chancel
  St Barnabas, St Edward the Confessor and St Mary Magdalene of Florence St Barnabas, St Edward the Confessor and St Mary Magdalene of Florence
firm/studio: Lavers, Westlake and Co.
designer: Nathaniel Hubert John Westlake
1905
Church of St George, Reynoldston, Swansea
west wall


Further reading

William Waters, Angels & Icons: Pre-Raphaelite Stained Glass 1850–1870 (Abbots Morton: Serapim Press, 2012), pp. 123–63.

Joyce Little, Stained Glass Marks and Monograms (London: National Association of Decorative and Fine Art Societies, 2002), p. 77.

A. Charles Sewter, The Stained Glass of William Morris and his Circle (New Haven; London: Yale University Press, 1974), pp. 13-4 .

Martin Harrison, Victorian Stained Glass (London: 1980), pp. 33–4, 49–50, 80–1 and further references.





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