Dr James Gorman (1832 – 1899) was a well-loved local physician renowned for his willingness to visit patients at any time of day or night and even provided poor patients in the south Lanarkshire area with free care long before the National Health Service. He is apparently mentioned in several historical accounts as treating the injured during some of Lanarkshire’s most severe mining disasters. He seems like a lovely bloke, and apparently the Ruglonians of the time agreed – paying for the statue by public subscription.
The statue, built in 1901, is classified by Historic Scotland as a category B listing, meaning it is considered of regional importance and has been listed as such since 1974.
I wonder if he’d be pleased to have a pub named after him…
Congratulations to Gerrybe1 on FTF!