>Celebrate Kilmarnock, who commissioned Tom to carry out the work, say the woman is an interpretation of the Countess of Kilmarnock — Lady Anne Livingston Boyd. Lady Boyd was married to William Boyd, the 4th Earl of Kilmarnock. The couple lived in Kilmarnock House, now St Marnock Street car park, a stone’s throw away from the mural site.
>In 1746, the Earl and Countess had extensive gardens — now the Howard Park — to the south of Kilmarnock House. St. Marnock Street did not exist then. The Earl of Kilmarnock sided with Bonnie Prince Charlie during the Jacobite Rebellion, and as colonel in the Horse Grenadiers, he was indebted to his wife during the battle of Falkirk Muir for deliberately delaying the opposition general at a lunch, therefore ensuring he was late for the conflict and unable to gain victory for the government.
>Three months later the battle at Culloden took place with disastrous consequences for the Jacobite cause. The earl of Kilmarnock was captured and taken to the Tower of London and beheaded. During the Earl’s imprisonment, execution and thereafter, the Countess would take long grief-stricken walks in her garden — now the Howard Park.
>Sadly, Lady Boyd died broken-hearted less than a year later. This is the origin of ‘The Lady’s Walk’ in The Howard Park, and many claim to have witnessed her sorrowful, ghostly traipses through the centuries. A pivotal moment in Kilmarnock’s rich history, depicted exactly where the mural is displayed. The painting also pays homage to the lace-making industry, which was flourishing in East Ayrshire in the 19th century.
Glasgow is a lovely city I don’t know why the place isn’t viewed as a destination more. The botanical gardens are lovely too if you haven’t been yet OP.
I wish more cities would do stuff like this. We could turn urban spaces into public art galleries, but instead we just get dull concrete walls.
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And you totally missed out all.of the Billy Connolly ones.
There’s tons of murals in Glasgow. I like that.
You can see the details of them all [here](https://www.citycentremuraltrail.co.uk/murals/murallist).
The first ones you’ve included are Theneva/Enoch and her son Kentigern/Mungo, who’s also the man in the second one.
You’ll also see references to St Mungo on the [Glasgow Coat of Arms](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Glasgow_Coat_of_Arms_1996.svg/800px-Glasgow_Coat_of_Arms_1996.svg.png), and on all the bus stops. You have the tree, fish, robin, and bell, in reference to the miracles of St Mungo in the following poem:
“Here’s the Tree that never grew, Here’s the Bird that never flew, Here’s the Bell that never rang, Here’s the Fish that never Swam.”
Can’t believe Limmy doesn’t have one yet. Shameful.
i agree ive seen 50% of those when i went to Glasgow
Karl May would love the last one!
The shite toon Killie took the idea and did two murals that I’m aware of.
[Lady Boyd](https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article26989887.ece/ALTERNATES/s810/0_mural.jpg)
>Celebrate Kilmarnock, who commissioned Tom to carry out the work, say the woman is an interpretation of the Countess of Kilmarnock — Lady Anne Livingston Boyd. Lady Boyd was married to William Boyd, the 4th Earl of Kilmarnock. The couple lived in Kilmarnock House, now St Marnock Street car park, a stone’s throw away from the mural site.
>In 1746, the Earl and Countess had extensive gardens — now the Howard Park — to the south of Kilmarnock House. St. Marnock Street did not exist then. The Earl of Kilmarnock sided with Bonnie Prince Charlie during the Jacobite Rebellion, and as colonel in the Horse Grenadiers, he was indebted to his wife during the battle of Falkirk Muir for deliberately delaying the opposition general at a lunch, therefore ensuring he was late for the conflict and unable to gain victory for the government.
>Three months later the battle at Culloden took place with disastrous consequences for the Jacobite cause. The earl of Kilmarnock was captured and taken to the Tower of London and beheaded. During the Earl’s imprisonment, execution and thereafter, the Countess would take long grief-stricken walks in her garden — now the Howard Park.
>Sadly, Lady Boyd died broken-hearted less than a year later. This is the origin of ‘The Lady’s Walk’ in The Howard Park, and many claim to have witnessed her sorrowful, ghostly traipses through the centuries. A pivotal moment in Kilmarnock’s rich history, depicted exactly where the mural is displayed. The painting also pays homage to the lace-making industry, which was flourishing in East Ayrshire in the 19th century.
[Robert Burns](https://michaelcorrartist.co.uk/cdn/shop/articles/1edited_robert_burns_mural_m_corr_web_res-1_590x.jpg?v=1717844549)
Very cool.
Some in NI are terrifying.
Glasgow is a lovely city I don’t know why the place isn’t viewed as a destination more. The botanical gardens are lovely too if you haven’t been yet OP.
I wish more cities would do stuff like this. We could turn urban spaces into public art galleries, but instead we just get dull concrete walls.