Stained Glass of Percy Bacon & Brothers

South transept south: Last Supper, Supper at Emmaus, Agony in the Garden, Anges Dei.

South transept: Last Supper scene.

South transept. Supper at Emmaus

South transept. Agony in the Garden

South transept. Anges Dei

South transept: Top: Supper at Emmaus and Agony in the Garden. Btm: Last Supper.

Posted 09 February 2024.

This three-light window by Percy Bacon Limited mirrors that in the north transept. It depicts as it's central theme, the last supper. At the top of the outer lights there are scenes depicting the Supper at Emmaus and Agony in the Garden. At the top of the central light an angel holds a scroll on which is written, "Ecce Agnes Dei" below which two more angels hold a shield emblazoned with the Lamb of God from which golden rays pour down towards Jesus. At the base of the central light, "Do this in remembrance of me".

This is another WW1 war memorial. The dedication reads:

The window is unsigned.

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South Aisle 4: St Joan of Arc and St Francis of Assisi.

Predella Left: St Joan burned at the stake.

Predella Left: St Francis attending to the birds.

South Aisle 4: St Joan and St Francis of Assisi.

Posted 08 February 2024.

This is one of eight identical two-light windows in the south and north aisles of St Mark's, three of which were filled by the Percy Bacon Studios. All three follow the same design, with the standing figures of saints in the top of the main lights, and in the predellas representations of an event in each of their lives. Very similar designs were used in St Columba's, St Columb Major, and St Lalluwy's, Menheniot, both in Cornwall. George Fellowes-Prynne was the architect engaged to renovate these churches in 1900-1905, and 1925 respectively, and he engaged Percy Bacon to supply stained glass.

This window depicts St Joan of Arc and St Francis of Assisi. Beneath each saint a scene from their lives:

Left: St Joan martyred at the stake.
Right: St Francis of Assisi in communion with the animals.

Percy Bacon would often surround the subjects in his windows with wide architectonic columns in white glass. This was especially the case when depicting the standing figures of single saints. However, many of Bacon's windows in Fellowes-Prynne's churches are much less fussy. Borders are often alternating blocks of white, red, green or blue glass, as can be seen in this window and those in the north aisle of St Mark's. It is highly probable that Fellowes-Prynne preferred a simpler approach than that commonly adopted by Bacon, and directed him accordingly.

The dedication reads:

The window is unsigned.

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1. Date retrieved from Church Stained Glass website.
2. The firm of Percy Bacon and Brothers was wound up in 1917. Thereafter it was Percy Bacon Limited.