The stained glass windows in st james church, warter, east riding of yorkshire, england, made by robert anning-bell between 1909 and 1910. Was a memorial to gerald valerian wilson, youngest son of lord and lady nunburnholme who died at versailles in france at the young age of 22. This window commemorates gerald valerian wilson – the third son of shipping line owner the first lord nunburnholme – who committed suicide in 1908. The two-light window depicts children picking up stones from the path of gerald, who walks from right to left in the presence of four archangels: gabriel, raphael, uriel and michael, indicating transition from innocence to experience. However he will be prevented from going further as raphael’s sword is about to descend on him. It is a moving evocation of a life cut short. Reference: a family memorial and some outstanding stained glass (p. 10).
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