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159:, such as the east window of Tempo Church, Fermanagh, and the reredos at Yarcombe, Devon, among others. Between 1892 and 1923 the business operated from a studio at 11, Newman Street, London, but in 1923 moved to 4, Endsleigh Gardens, London. In its early years the firm enjoyed a good deal of success, being commissioned to design and execute stained glass windows in Manchester Cathedral (1892), and Newcastle-upon-Tyne Cathedral (1895).
216:. The canopies are rarely coloured glass, but employ linear painting and shading, and have elements picked out with silver stain. The robes employ intensely coloured glass, often flashed, and sometimes etched to achieve elaborate patterns. There are often borders on the robes that are elaborately painted to resemble pearls and facetted jewels. The drawing of the figures displays a typical Late 19th-century academic approach.
166:, who wrote; " glass and painting is, I consider, second to none, and as in the carrying out he works entirely in harmony with my wishes, and in close conjunction with me as the work proceeds, I feel entirely confident of completely satisfactory results". Many commissions also came from the Reverend Architect Ernest Geldart with whom the firm worked from at least 1894.
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In April 1917 the firm of Percy Bacon and
Brothers Limited went into voluntary liquidation, as a result of financial problems. Shortly afterward, on 6th June 1917, Percy Bacon registered a new company, "Percy Bacon Limited", operating from 11, Newman Street, London. This would be the name under which
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1925, Above the altar, triple East window of the
Crucifixion with red-winged seraphim, St Mary and St John flanked on the left by St Peter preaching ("God is no respecter of persons") and on the right St Paul preaching (the altar "to the unknown god"). Large traceried West window of the Incarnation
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In around 1930 the firm seems to have moved to premises in
Reading, Berkshire, though no records have come to light which confirm this, with the exception of one window, installed by the firm in 1930 in St Matthew's Church, Ipswich, Suffolk, which bears the signature "PERCY BACON READING". Percy
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In 1921 Percy C. H. Bacon was one of the founding subscribers to, and member of The
British Society of Master Glass Painters along with, amongst others, his contemporaries John Hardman, Walter Tower (Kempe & Co), Arther Powell (J Powell & Sons) and Thomas Grylls (Burlison & Grylls).
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Biblical and historical figures of the Church richly attired in heavy robes, often decorated at the borders with pearls. The lower section of the window often contains a scroll bearing the relevant inscription, and supported by two
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Among the characteristics of the glass of this firm is that the flesh is of translucent off-white glass that may be fawn or greenish in hue and relies on very detailed painting and stippled shading to achieve effect. The hair is often stained yellow with
253:: Manchester Cathedral, 1892. A large 6-light window in the bapistery representing baptism by blood, water, and fire, illustrated by the martyrdom of St. Stephen. The window was destroyed in December 1940 during a bombing raid by the German Luftwaffe.
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December 1860, the son of a boot closer, Joshua Bacon and his wife, Elizabeth. When his father died in 1881, his family moved to 65 Charlotte Street, London. Here Percy Bacon began work as a stained glass artist, designing windows for
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Builder, 17 December 1892, p484. Design and installation of two windows in the new baptistery for the diocesan architect James Stretch Crowther.
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