Stained Glass of Percy Bacon & Brothers

East window, 1906.

East window, 1906; Left light: Gabriel.

East window, 1906; Left light: Gabriel detail.

East window, 1906: Ctr left light: Raphaael.

East window, 1906: Ctr left light: Raphaael detail.

East window, 1906: Ctr right light: Uriel.

East window, 1906: Ctr right light: Uriel detail.

East window, 1906: Right light: Michael.

East window, 1906: Right light: Michael detail.

East window, 1906: Four Archangels.

East window, 1901: Lower right light: St Augustine & St Athanasius.

East Window, 1906. The Four Archangels.

Updated 26 April 2025..

There is a single window, the east, by Percy Bacon and Brothers in St Petroc & St Keri installed in 1906. It depicts four Archangels; Gabriel, Raphael, Uriel and Michael. Each figure except Uriel holds their attribute;

Gabriel; A sceptre with lily motif head.
Raphael: A fish and pilgrims staff and gourd (ref Book of Tobit).
Michael: The sword and scales of Justice.

Above the leftmost figures a scroll with the words from the Te Deum ; "To thee all angels cry aloud | the heavens and all the powers therein". Above the rightmost figures; "Holy, Holy, Holy | Lord God of Sabaoth".

In the tracery angels play musical instruments.

The window is dedicated to John Christopher Letheridge and Mary, his wife. It was donated by their son Christopher.

The window was executed in June or July of 1906.¹

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1. The Builder. 14 July 1906, p54.