Percy Bacon & Brothers Stained Glass

Stained Glass of Percy Bacon & Brothers

Barwell, St Mary.

Leicestershire

St Mary's Church, Barwell, East Window by Percy Bacon and Brothers 1910

East Window, 1910: Ascension of Christ.
Image © John Salmon reproduced under Creative Commons license CC BY-SA 2.0.

East Window, 1910: Ascension of Christ
Image © John Salmon reproduced under Creative Commons
license CC BY-SA 2.0.

East Window: Ascension of Our Lord, 1910.

Posted 13 October 2024.

The east window is of five lights with tracery. The main lights are divided vertically, the central upper light being the figure of Christ seeming to rise heavenward on a cloud, flanked on either side by attendant angels two of which hold scrolls with words from Acts 1:11, "Shall so come in like manner". In the lower lights the 11 apostles and the Virgin Mary.

The window was unveiled by the Bishop of Peterborough at a dedication ceremony on 22nd January 1910.¹ It was installed to commemorate the life and ministry of the late incumbent, Rev R. Titley. The inscription reads:

"To the Glory of God and in beloved memory of the Rev. Richard Titley, MA, RD, JP, CC, 48 years Rector of Barwell-cum-Stapleton and Potters Marston, who died April 19, 1909 aged 78 years; this window is dedicated by his grateful parishioners and friends as testimony of his faithful ministry in the parish and his devoted work for the county of Leicester".

There is another Percy Bacon window installed in 1927 in the south aisle (SAW) at St Mary's depicting Justice and Jesus the Good Shepherd. An entry for this window will be added once photos have been obtained.

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Leicester Journal, and Midland Counties General Advertiser Fri, 28 Jan 1910 ·Page 3.

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