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Bronze Terry Jones Statue Unveiled; Palin, Gilliam Attend

4/26/2026

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A bronze statue of Terry Jones was unveiled on Saturday in his birthplace of Colwyn Bay, Conwy.
Jones’s family raised the £120,000 required for the monument within six months.
Sculptor Nick Elphick spent about a year and a half working 15-hour days to create the life-sized nude “organist” figure.
Sir Michael Palin and Terry Gilliam attended the unveiling, with Palin saying Jones would find the tribute very funny.

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A bronze statue of Terry Jones was unveiled on Saturday in his birthplace of Colwyn Bay, Conwy.
Jones’s family raised the £120,000 required for the monument within six months.
Sculptor Nick Elphick spent about a year and a half working 15-hour days to create the life-sized nude “organist” figure.
Sir Michael Palin and Terry Gilliam attended the unveiling, with Palin saying Jones would find the tribute very funny.