| Title | Lancelot Routh and Sons – Plasterers |
| Date | 1900s |
| Location | Yeadon |
| Photo ID | H378 |
| Comment | Lancelot Routh and Sons were a firm of plasterers based in Football who worked on many of the areas prominent buildings. |
H379 – Lancelot Routh & Sons, Plasterers, 1908/10.
Lancelot Routh & Sons – Plasterers – 1908/10
Lancelot Routh and his team seated outside the new Yeadon and Guiseley Secondary School, the company were paid £436. 10s for plastering the building.
The ceremonial first sod had been cut in October 1908, the foundation stone laid on May 6th 1909.
Contractors for the building were Huby Brothers, the masons cost £5,336.6s, the school opened in 1910. The name of the school was changed to Aireborough Grammar in 1937.
T299 – Lancelot Routh & Sons, Plasterers, Undated.
Lancelot Routh & Sons – Plasterers – Undated
A lorry belonging to Lancelot Routh & Sons, plasterers. The family had a home and works unit on Football.
T303 – Lancelot Routh & Sons, Plasterers, Undated.
Lancelot Routh & Sons – Plasterers – Undated
Lancelot Routh & Sons were a well known firm of plasterers, some of the workers are seen here.
FF47 – Lancelot Routh & Sons, Plasterers, Undated.
Lancelot Routh & Sons – Plasterers – Undated
Three men with a lorry which belonged to Lancelot Routh and Son, plasterers and concreters.
FF48 – Lancelot Routh & Sons, Plasterers, Undated.
Lancelot Routh & Sons – Plasterers – Undated
This image has been badly creased, a man in overalls is standing next to a lorry belonging to Lancelot Routh and Son, plasterers and concreters.
FF49 – Lancelot Routh & Sons, Plasterers, Undated.
Lancelot Routh & Sons – Plasterers – Undated
Workmen are concreting a house, on the left are the premises of Lancelot Routh and Son, plasterers and concreters.
FF50 – Lancelot Routh & Sons, Plasterers, Undated.
Lancelot Routh & Sons – Plasterers – Undated
Work on house renovation being done by Lancelot Routh and Son plasterers and concreters.
FF51 – Lancelot Routh & Sons, Plasterers, Undated.
Lancelot Routh & Sons – Plasterers – Undated
Row of houses being resurfaced by Lancelot Routh and Son, the low building with an open door belonged to the Routh’s.
A concrete mixer is on the right.
FF52 – Lancelot Routh & Sons, Plasterers, Undated.
Lancelot Routh & Sons – Plasterers – Undated
Three men are standing on the walls of a building which has been partly demolished.
W642 – Lancelot Routh & Sons, Plasterers, 1950s.
Lancelot Routh & Sons – Plasterers – 1950s
There is no information to accompany these two photographs in the AHS archive, however, I think it’s the building company of Lancelot Routh & Son and
I think it is Haw Avenue in Yeadon. I also think that the house on the right is number 29 and that’s my bedroom window in the corner.
Carlo Harrison.
W643 – Lancelot Routh & Sons, Plasterers, 1950s.
Lancelot Routh & Sons – Plasterers – 1950s
As above.
W701 – Lancelot Routh & Sons, Plasterers, 1950s.
Lancelot Routh & Sons – Plasterers – 1950s
Lancelot Routh & Sons was a well established Yeadon company of builders & plasterers, they worked on many local projects. For example in 1910 they were paid £436 10s for
plastering the new Yeadon & Guiseley Secondary School (1937 became Aireborough Grammar School).
The family home was 3 Football and the work yard was on King Street, seen here 2nd from the left is Phil Myers,
2nd from the right Phil Routh, the company lorry is a Commer.
W702 – Lancelot Routh & Sons, Plasterers, 1950s.
Lancelot Routh & Sons – Plasterers – 1950s
The firm of plasterers at work on a property on Haw Avenue, in the 1950s. Aireborough Council were responsible for building many new houses and flats
in the area.
W707 – Lancelot Routh & Sons, Plasterers, 1950s.
Lancelot Routh & Sons – Plasterers – 1950s
This is almost a duplicate of W701, taken from a slightly different angle, the men
are working on a house on Haw Avenue.
Phil Myers is 2nd left, Phil Routh 2nd from the right.
E248 – Lancelot Routh & Sons, Plasterers, Undated.
Lancelot Routh & Sons – Plasterers – Undated
Premises of Lancelot Routh & Sons plasterers, this was a well known family business, they worked in many of the local buildings.
Previous Comments:
Re FF047
Kevmyers
c1948 sitting on the Routh’s plasterers wagon are L to R George rocket , Phil Myers and Phil Routh.
Phil and Tom Routh were my Great Uncles.
Pictures: FF049, FF050 and FF051, the location is No: 23 football, Yeadon, that’s the house being rendered, it is next to 25 Football which has the fancy stone window frames and belonged to Phil/ Tom Routh, the Yeadon Plastering company.
you can check on google as the outside of the houses look the same.
13 July 2020.
Consolidated by Jack Brayshaw. 24 November 2021.
Last updated: 02 February 2023 – Photo ID : W642. W643, W701, W702 & W707. 11 January 2023 – All images updated.
