Captain #JohnGreig introduces the Lord Provost to teammate #GeorgeBest, as #SandyJardine #BillyMcNeil and #BobbyCharlton look on (January 1971).
The occasion was a Rangers & Celtic Select v ScotlandXI match to raise funds for the Lord Provost Ibrox disaster fund at Hampden. Scotland XI won 2-1.

John McKenna, "Billy McNeill," 2022 (Main St, Bellshill, North Lanarkshire). Commissioned by Celtic fans, and made by John McKenna

Plaque to the John McKenna's statue, remembering Billy McNeill as player and manager of Celtic FC

Gordon Muir, "Three Heads," 2010 (Bank Street Basin, Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire). Commissioned by the North Lanarkshire Council, and made by Hepburn Fabrication Services Ltd

Remembering Lucy (2006-2023) on the Iron panel of Gordon Muir's "Three Heads"

Public statues can represent macro and micro histories. They can spark curiosity, reminding us of the individuals they celebrate as well as the countless others who passed through those collective spaces.
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