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Monk

Michael Snowden (b.1930)

Woodside Street, Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire

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A monk carries a large stone on his shoulders and represents a local myth of a wealthy and strong monk was punished for some misdemeanour by being sentenced to carry a stone as far as he could from Glasgow and wherever the stone fell (or when an angel whispered to him) he was to build a church at his own expense. The resulting church is Old Monkland Kirk, and half of the alleged stone can still be seen in the entrance. The monk is also found on the town's coat of arms. The town's motto translates from Latin as 'to work is to pray'.
Title

Monk

Date

2005

Accession number

ML5_GB_S016

Work type

Statue

Work status

extant

Unveiling date

4th February 2005

Access

at all times

Inscription description

plaque: This statue was unveiled by / HRH The Princess Royal / on 4th February 2005 / to mark the completion of / the regeneration of Monkland; plaque: The Old Monkland Housing Partnership, / chaired by Councillor Tom Maginnis, / commissioned this sculpture by Michael Snowden. / It depicts the man who gave Old Monkland its name.

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Located at

Woodside Street, Coatbridge

ML5 5NR

Located at the junction of Woodside Street and Lismore Drive.

Artist or maker

Michael Snowden

b.1930

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