David Cronin
West Bagborough - North Aisle - Eastern Window
West Bagborough lies about six miles North of Taunton in Somerset. The village is tucked into the slope of the Quantock Hills and toward the lower end of the village the parish church dedicated to Saint Pancras can be found. One has to leave ones car by the lychgate and then follow a path for about 200yds up to the church.
The church could be described as a shrine to the work of Sir John Ninian Comper. In the period between the First and Second World Wars he designed much of the stained glass that can be found in the church, the Rood across the chancel arch and the decorated font cover. It is a pity that some of this work is beginning to show signs that conservation is needed to preserve the items for future generations. I can understand that a rural congregation may have limited resources for this but I personally feel that the items by Comper are of national importance.
This church has taken me several visits to get the pictures I wanted. Therefore the viewer may find that pictures have different dates for when they were taken. I hope that the pictures I have taken adequately record this church and its treasures.
This picture shows the Eastern window of the three windows in the North aisle of the church. The window was designed by Sir Ninian Comper. The window depicts two major figures in English church history; on the left the figure represents Saint Edward the Confessor and on the right the figure represents Saint Thomas Becket. The chicken wire that can be seen across Saint Thomas Becket's arms at the top right is there to prevent birds getting into the church when that section of the window is opened.
West Bagborough - North Aisle - Eastern Window
West Bagborough lies about six miles North of Taunton in Somerset. The village is tucked into the slope of the Quantock Hills and toward the lower end of the village the parish church dedicated to Saint Pancras can be found. One has to leave ones car by the lychgate and then follow a path for about 200yds up to the church.
The church could be described as a shrine to the work of Sir John Ninian Comper. In the period between the First and Second World Wars he designed much of the stained glass that can be found in the church, the Rood across the chancel arch and the decorated font cover. It is a pity that some of this work is beginning to show signs that conservation is needed to preserve the items for future generations. I can understand that a rural congregation may have limited resources for this but I personally feel that the items by Comper are of national importance.
This church has taken me several visits to get the pictures I wanted. Therefore the viewer may find that pictures have different dates for when they were taken. I hope that the pictures I have taken adequately record this church and its treasures.
This picture shows the Eastern window of the three windows in the North aisle of the church. The window was designed by Sir Ninian Comper. The window depicts two major figures in English church history; on the left the figure represents Saint Edward the Confessor and on the right the figure represents Saint Thomas Becket. The chicken wire that can be seen across Saint Thomas Becket's arms at the top right is there to prevent birds getting into the church when that section of the window is opened.