Stained Glass of Percy Bacon¹

North Aisle 2: Justice, Charity and Mercy.

Justice.

Charity.

Charity holding an oil lamp, the symbolism of which is uncertain.

Mercy, represented by Moth and Child.

Mercy, represented by Moth and Child.

Tracery detail: A white dove representing the Holy Spirit.

NA2: Justice, Charity and Mercy

Posted 07 August 2023.

There is a single three-light window by Percy Bacon in the Church of the Holy Rood representing the virtues of Justice, Charity and Mercy. Although crisply and expressively painted, the colouring is muted. Justice holds a broadsword and scales. Charity holds aloft an oil lamp. Mercy is depicted holding a child. Beneath Charity, in garter is a flaming heart, symbolic of Augustine's love of God. The window is dedicated to John James (d. 30 Oct 1896), and his sisters, Clara James (d. 19 Jul 1912) and Emily James (d. 26 Dec 1917). In the tracery a white dove symbolising the Holy Spirit descending and IHS and Chi Rho monograms.

The window is unsigned.

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1. Percy Bacon and Brothers Limited went into voluntary liquidation in April 1917. In June of that year the firm of Percy Bacon Limited was established.
2. Pevsner: Hampshire : Winchester and the North, p341.