Public Monument and Sculpture Association National Recording Project
Monument to the Rev. Dr. Norman MacLeod Photograph
Region ID | GW | |
Work ID | 16 | |
Manual Reference | CE/005 | |
Title | Monument to the Rev. Dr. Norman MacLeod | |
Foundry | Cox & Sons | |
Sculptor | Mossman, John G | |
Sculptor | Haig & Low | |
Sculptor | Low, D. P. | |
Date of design | 1881 | |
Year of unveiling | 1881 | |
Unveiling details | 26 oct 1881 | |
Road | Castle Street | |
Precise Location | Castle Street, junction of John Knox Street, north west corner of Cathedral Square Gardens | |
A to Z Ref | 36 K18 | |
OS Ref | ||
Postcode | G4 | |
Work is | Extant | |
Listing Status | II* | |
Duty of Care | Glasgow City Council | |
Commissioned by | Committee of subscribers | |
Notes | ||
Standing portrait statue of the Rev. Dr. Norman MacLeod wearing the robes of a Doctor of Divinity, with a pile of books behind his left foot, on a pedestal of grey granite | ||
The monument was commissioned by a committee of 'promoters' or subscribers, including a Dr. J.A.Campbell. M.P., who obtained permission from the Town Council and the City Improvement Trust to erect the statue in Cathedral Square.The Monument was unveiled by the Very Rev. Principal Caird | ||
The Rev. Dr. Norman MacLeod (1812-1872) was born in Campbeltown, the son of a minister, and was himself ordained a minister in 1838. He later took charge of the parishes of Loudon, and Dalkeith (1843) before moving to Glasgow. He became the editor of the 'Christian Instructor' (1849) and of 'Good Words' (1860) and published numerous books on religious themes and on his travels in Egypt, Palestine and India. He was appointed chaplain to Queen Victoria in 1857, and became Moderator of the Church of Scotland in 1869. He was minister of the Barony Church, which stood near to the site of his monument, and ministered to a parish which comprised 87,000 people. He was highly regarded for his work with the poor and widely acclaimed for his preaching. He died in Glasgow, and is buried in the cemetery at Lennoxtown | ||
circa | ||
raw year | 1881 | |
Condition | Good | |
At risk | Not at risk | |
Inscriptions | incised Roman lettering, west face of pedestal: NORMAN MACLEOD / 1812-1872 | |
Signatures | Incised on statue plinth, north face: J.MOSSMAN. SC. 1881 | |
Elements
Element Details
Part of work | Material | Dimensions |
|---|---|---|
Sculpture | Bronze | |
Pedestal | Grey granite | |
Assessment of Condition
Surface Character
Detail | Comment |
|---|---|
Previous treatments | The statue has been cleaned |
No damage | |
Structural Condition
Structural Condition | Comment |
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None | |
Vandalism
Vandalism | Comment |
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None | |
