Stained Glass of Percy Bacon Limited

North Chapel, North 1. Daniel & Isaiah.

North Chapel, North 1. Daniel.

North Chapel, North 1. Isaiah.

North Chapel, North 1. Arms of Annand and Winchester.

Southbourne All Saints. North Chapel North 1.
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Posted 12 June 2026.

There are two, two-light windows in the Lady Chapel, and both are relatively late in the output of the Percy Bacon Studio. Unlike the earlier windows in All Saints, they are rather restrained in their execution, lacking the flamboyant architectonic devices often associated with the style. However, it is clear that these windows were designed together as a pair. The figures in both windows stand on pedestals with a curtain or rug as a backdrop, and beneath each figure a shield with either coats of arms or monograms for the dedicatees.

This window represents the standing figures of the prophets Daniel and Isaiah. It is dedicated to the late vicar of All Saints, the Rev. A. P. Annand.

Daniel holds a book on which sites a lion. Isaiah holds tongs which grip the flaming coal which cleansed his lips, took away his guilt, and atoned for his sin (Isaiah 6:6). A scroll on his arm reads: "They shall obtain joy and gladness" (Isaiah 51:11).

Beneath each figure a coat of arms: Left: Annand. Right: The diocese of Winchester.

Fund raising for the window was inaugurated in January 1930 when many friends and parishioners of All Saints expressed a desire to memorialise Canon Annand.¹ The window was dedicated by the late canon's brother, the Rev, E. D. Annand (vicar of Erpingham) on 1^st November 1930.²

The window is signed "PERCY BACON LONDON"

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North Chapel, North 2. Marth and Mary of Bethany.

North Chapel, North 2. Martha.

North Chapel, North 2. Mary.

Southbourne All Saints. North Chapel North 2.
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Posted 12 June 2026.

This window depicting the standing figures of Martha and Mary of Bethany closely reflects the style of its neighbour. It was installed sometime in 1933 likely very near the time when the firm of Percy Bacon Limited was being wound up.

Martha holds a basket of bread, while Mary holds a book.

The dedication reads:.

In the predella are shields with monograms which read W J K, and A S K.

Beneath each figure a coat of arms: Left: Annand. Right: The diocese of Winchester.

The window is unsigned.

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South Aisle West. Ss Luke and Barnabas.

South Aisle West. St Luke.

South Aisle West. St Barnabas.

Southbourne All Saints. South Aisle West.
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Posted 12 June 2026.

This window depicting the standing figures of St Luke, The Beloved Physician, who holds a copy of St Matthew's Gospel, and St Barnabas, Son of Consolation, is likely one of the last windows executed by the Percy Bacon studios. Whether is was installed by the firm is moot, as the company was wound up in 1933. The window appears to have been left by the dedicatee herself, so it is possible that Nurse Burgess had commissioned the window well before her death in 1934, and the dedication was only added later.

The simple dedication reads:.

The window was dedicated in December 1934 just a few days before Percy Bacon's death on 2^nd Januray 1935.³

The window is unsigned.

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1. Hampshire Advertiser, 04 January 1930, p12.
2. Bournemouth Times and Directory, 07 November 1930, p7.
3. Bournemouth Times and Directory, 04 Januray 1935.