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, and windows were being signed 'Lavers & Westlake' in the 1890s. After 1909 the company became N H J Westlake, London, and closed in the 1920s.
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| Signature from Christ Blessing Children Brought by their Mothers 1894 Church of St Peblig, Caernarfon, Gwynedd north wall of the north transept | |
| Part of Dedication and Signature from The Annunciation 1877 Church of St Hychan, Llanychan, Denbighshire north wall of the chancel | |
| Signature from Faith, Hope and Charity 1899 Church of St Gwyndaf, Llanwnda, Gwynedd east wall of the sanctuary apse | |
| Signature from Scenes from the Youth of Christ 1898 Church of St Mary and St Beuno, Whitford, Flintshire east wall of the north aisle (window number: nII) | |
| Signature and Date from Christ Raising the Daughter of Jairus and the Raising of Lazarus 1894 Church of St John, Porthmadog, Gwynedd south wall of the south aisle (window number: sIV) |
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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