The Demon Drink. A quote from the 1830s temperance campaigner William Collins inscribed into the flagstones of Glasgow Green. The photo was taken as the sun was going down and looking towards the McLennan Arch, and has then been rotated through 180 degrees.

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William Collins Memorial Fountain on Glasgow Green. Erected in 1881, it features a sculptured bronze female figure by John Mossman.

Many of Glasgow's Victorian public drinking fountains, including this one, were associated with the temperance movement. They aimed to provide a safe and free alternative to drinking beer and other alcoholic beverages at a time when clean water was only just becoming readily available in the city.

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