Bellerby's Painters and Decorators

This material is held atExplore York Archives

  • Reference
    • GB 192 BEL
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1914-1978
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 139 volumes Archives - Non-digital

Scope and Content

Includes customer account ledgers, estimate books, purchase and sales ledgers, wages books and letter books.

Administrative / Biographical History

Bellerby's Decorators was a business located in Petergate, York, owned by the Bellerby family. The business was founded in around 1914, and specialised in painting and decorating services to private and business customers. Their commissions included the gold leafing in both York Minster and All Saints’ Church, the renovation of Fairfax House, and work on the Sultan of Oman’s palace in the 1980s.

The business was wound-up in 1988 when Derek Bellerby retired.

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