The fountain was moved to Glasgow Green in 1881 after it was subject to acts of vandalism. The rings on either side of the stone basin were attachments for metal cups on long chains to aid those who which to drink from it. It is one of the few Victorian public drinking fountains in Glasgow not to be associated with the Temperance Movement.
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The Bonnie Wee Well on Glasgow Green. Originally sited on Gleniffer Braes in Paisley, this drinking fountain is a memorial to the poet and writer Hugh MacDonald who died in 1860. He is perhaps best remembered for his book Rambles Round Glasgow which as published in 1854 and detailed his walks in and around the city.
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