Corpus of Percy Bacon

Stained Glass of Percy Bacon

The Corpus of Percy Bacon, 1892 - 1935

" Yet my attempt is not of presumption to teache, (I myself having most need to be taught,) but only to the intent that gentlemen that seeke to knowe all good thinges, and woulde have an entrie into this, may not find here a thing expedient but rather a poor help thereto."
Leigh's Accedence of Armorie, London, 1576.

What's New

Corpus of Percy Bacon: Catalogue of works (pdf). Updated 06 September 2024.

New Entries Added September 2024:
St Mary Magdalen, RC, Mortlake.

New Entries Added August 2024:
Christ Church (Christ the Saviour), Ealing, London
St Michael & All Angels, Woolwich, London.
Christ Church, Esher, Surrey
St Euny's, Redruth, Cornwall
St Michael & All Angels, Newburn, Tyne & Wear
St Clement's, Boscombe, Dorset

New Entries Added July 2024:
Newcastle Cathedral
St Helen's, Gateshead, Low Fell, Tyne & Wear
St Anne's, Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham
St Romald's, Romaldkirk, Co. Durham
St Mary's, Hutton Magna, Co. Durham
St Edmund's, Marske-in-Swaledale, N. Yorkshire
St Andrew's, Kirkby Malzeard, N. Yorkshire

Percy Bacon Stained Glass Maker

Gazetteer of Percy Bacon's Work

The Stained Glass of St Martin's Church, Stamford, Lincolnshire

Medieval East Window of St Andrew's Greystoke, Cumbria

Stained glass window by Percy Bacon and Brothers, St Michaels & All Angels Church, Mickleham, Surrey; 1893

An early work of 1893, St Michael's, Mickleham, Surrey

This is a website devoted to the life and work of stained glass artist and sculptor, Percy Charles Haydon Bacon. Its aim is to record and publish as many as possible of the output of his firm Percy Bacon & Brothers (1892-1917) and Percy Bacon Limited (1917-1932). In addition, and from time to time, essays on stained glass by other makers and pre-reformation glass, as well as subjects of interest will be published. Click on the Essays link above to view.

Some stained glass artists and firms are well documented, most notably the output of Charles Kempe. Kempe is famous enough to have his own Trust, set up to secure his firm's work and legacy, and that Trust published a detailed list of Kempe's Corpus in 2000, compiled from the Commission Registers of the Kempe Studios housed in the V&A. Other artists and firms do not fare so well, and remain somewhat obscure, though their work is no less impressive, and output as prolific as the Kempe Studio. Focussing on one individual or one firm is difficult. There is so much great work to see.

The work of Percy Bacon is not widely known, and unlike the Kempe Studios or James Powell's Order Books, there are no known consolidated records of Percy Bacon's output which started in 1892 and ended as late as 1935. This project is an attempt to rectify that, though by necessity it is likely to be a work in progress for some considerable time, as information is fragmentary at best. In what has been a long drawn out task, so far I have been able to bring together from multiple sources around 700 or so individual installations, be they stained glass windows, church decoration or furnishings. This list includes lost work. The works for the UK and abroad (excluding Repulblic of Ireland) are now published in The Corpus of Bacon which can be downloaded using the link above.

Can you help? If you have any old prints, painting, watercolours or artifacts (for photographing and return) relating to the life of Percy Bacon or the works of Percy Bacon & Brothers, or you would like to contribute to the picture resources of the website please Contact me. I am not an expert of architecture or history and will doubtless make a few (if not many) errors along the way. If you find any errors, have any comments, or additional information on any work of Percy Bacon & Brothers, or Percy Bacon Limited please Contact me.

Please note: I welcome personal use of content of this site or use of the resources (pictures etc) by individuals, educational establishments or charities for the merest consideration of a credit or link back to the site. For any commercial uses please Contact me.

Alan Spencer May 2022. Updated 05 August 2024.