Stained Glass of Percy Bacon & Brothers

Armagh Anglican Cathedral. Reredos. Opus sectile by Percy Bacon & Brothers. 1913.

Armagh Anglican Cathedral. Reredos. Opus sectile by Percy Bacon & Brothers. 1913.

Carved reredos with opus sectile panel by Percy Bacon and Brothers. 1913.
Photo © Andreas F. Borchert. CC BY-SA 4.0 license via Wikimedia Commons.

Posted 06 August 2025

The exquisite reredos and screen designed by George Fellowes-Prynne and erected between the eastern bays of the Presbytery is of Corsham stone.¹ The carving was by H. H. Martyn & Sons of Cheltenham. The central panel by Percy Bacon and Brothers depicts the Last Supper (after Da Vinci). To either side are the beautifully carved figures of the Four Evangelists (lower panels) and four Archangels (upper panels).

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In addition to the opus sectile panel in the reredos, Percy Bacon would return to Armagh Cathedral between 1918 and circa 1920 to install a number of windows in the north aisle of the nave. These depicted; Adoration of the Magi and Shepherds, The Three Maries at the Empty Tomb, Transfiguration of Christ, Via Dolorosa, and The Tree Maries at the Empty Tomb. These can be viewed on the Stained Glass in the Church of Ireland Website (gloine.ie) with window numbers W17, W19, W20, and W21 respectively. These have been erroneously attributed to Shrigley and Hunt. Once images have been obtained for these windows, this entry will be updated.

1. George Fellowes-Prynne. Armagh, County Armagh. Website of Ruth Sharville.