Often memorial windows to those who fought and were injured or died in the two major wars of the twentieth century contain calm, reflective, sombre images. But a minority seek to show something of the fury and horror of mechanized warfare depicting combatants, machine guns, armoured vehicles, aircraft etc. The photograph above is a detail of a stained glass window in Worcester Cathedral and it clearly falls into the latter category. It dates from about 1921 and is by the Scottish artist, James Eadie Reid (1868-1928) who, as well as working in stained glass, designed wall murals for churches.
photo © T. Boughen Camera: Olympus OMD E-M10
