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Stained Glass of Percy Bacon Limited

Southbourne, All Saints.
Dorset
Lady Chapel East. 1923. St Anna.
Lady Chapel East. 1923. Blessed Virgin Mary.
Lady Chapel East. 1923. St Elizabeth.

Southbourne All Saints. North Chapel East. All photos ©Alwyn Ladell via Flickr. CC BY-NC-ND-2.0 license.


Lady Chapel East, St Anne; Virgin& Child; St Elizabeth. 1923.




Posted 12 June 2026
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A three light window with simple tracery depicting the standing figures of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Child flanked by St Anna and St Elizabeth (St Anna also features in the Presentation window - north aisle west).

Above the two flanking saints are scrolls which read:

St Anna: "Mine eyes have seen thy salvation" (the words of Simeon at the Presentation.
St Elizabeth: "whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me".

The window is dedicated:

"To the Glory of God and in loving memory of William Moore White M.A. L.L.D. Vicar of this parish 1895 - 1906, and of Eliza Agnes, his wife, erected by their children."

The window is signed, "Percy Bacon". It was unveiled in Sunday 13th May 1923.1

 

 

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North Aisle 5.
North Aisle 5.

Southbourne All Saints. North Aisle 5.
All photos ©Alwyn Ladell via Flickr. CC BY-NC-ND-2.0 license.

North Aisle 5. BVM and Good Shepherd. 1926.



Posted 08 June 2026
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A two light window with simple tracery depicting the standing figures of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Christ the Good Shepherd.

Above the two figures are scrolls which read:

BVM: "The Mother of my Lord".
Christ: "I am the Good Shepherd".

There is no dedication in the glass:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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North Aisle West
North Aisle West.

Southbourne All Saints. North Aisle West.
All photos ©Alwyn Ladell via Flickr. CC BY-NC-ND-2.0 license.

North Aisle West. St Anna and St Simeon. 1926.



Posted 08 June 2026
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A two light window with simple tracery depicting the standing figures of the St Anna and Simeon (Presentation in the Temple)..

Above the two figures are scrolls which read:

St Anna: "Lord now lettest thou thy.... "
Simeon: "servant depart in peace".

The window is dedicated:

"To the Glory of God and in memory of Nina Annand, wife of the vicar of the parish. The windows in this baptistery were erected by her family and friends. A.D. 1926."

The window is signed, "Percy Bacon, London".

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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  1. Swanage Times and Directory, Saturday 19 May 1923, p3. The article reported that Percy's nephew, Guy, attended the service on his behalf.

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