Alcoholism Collection

Brockhall Hospital, Langho, near Blackburn, Lancashire
Aerial view of Brockhall Hospital at Langho, near Blackburn, Lancashire, established in 1904 by the Lancashire Inebriates Acts Board as an inebriate reformatory for women

Guiltcross Union Workhouse, Kenninghall, Norfolk
The Guiltcross Union Workhouse, designed by William Thorold, was erected in 1836-7 at Kenninghall, Norfolk. After its closure in 1902 the site was acquired by the Rev Harold Burden

Absinthe
Allegory on the dangers of drinking Absinthe

The dram drinker
A scruffy dram drinker keenly slurps on a glass of gin at one of Londons many gin palaces; the engraving accompanies an article highlighting the depravity of the gin palace in Victorian society

Irish Drunk Pat and his drinking logic
Tourist - " I say Pat, why do you always take beer and whiskey Mixed?" Pat - " Shure, yer Anner, if oi dhrink beer oi get full before oi m dhrunk

Drunk man amazed his tankard contains beer and not coffee
In the Bars and Streets. Cartoon drawing by Phil May depicting a very drunk man amazed that his tankard contained beer and not coffee

Cartoon, Jimmy Hopper, Drink to me only with thine eyes Date: 1919

Two lovers in a parlour disturbed by prying maids moving glasses in a cupboard. Miseries Domestic. Handcoloured copperplate engraving designed

English tourists promenading in the Tuileries Garden, Paris, 19th century. French cuirassiers, ladies in crinolines stroll in the gardens. Mr

The Bottle, 1 -- Cruikshank
A workmans home, with father and mother at the table, a little maid serving them, and their two young children at a tiny table in front of the hearth. Ominously, the father is holding a bottle

Scene in a dance hall -- Cruikshank
A popular dance hall in the East End of London -- a brother and sister get into undesirable company. Date: circa 1850

Hic Jacet - Here Lies - drunken man collapsed in gutter
(hic!) jacet (translated from the Latin: " Here Lies" ) - a drunken Londoner collapsed in gutter, his umbrella and hat discarded onto the street in his stupor. Date: circa 1890s

Comic Postcard - Perils of the Demon Drink - Hallucinations caused by taking Littel drops of Whisky and Little Drops of Beer !! Date: circa 1903

OSTADE, Adriaen van (1610-1684). The Tavern. 17th c. Dutch school. Baroque art. Oil on canvas. GERMANY. SAXONY. Dresden. Staatliche Kunstsammlungen (State Art Collections Dresden )

Irish drinker receives warning at Taproom door from Priest
" Ye re not goin into that Public House, are ye, Tim?" " Shure, oi am, Yer Riverance." " Then, do ye know the Divel in goin in wid ye." " Faith, thin

Gardening, Inebriates Reformatory, Lewes, Sussex
Inmates gardening at the Southern Counties Inebriates Reformatory at Lewes, Sussex. The institution, housed in the former Lewes Union workhouse

Inebriates Reformatory, Ackworth, Yorkshire
The North Midlands Inebriates Reformatory at Ackworth near Pontefract, West Yorkshire. The institution was one of several operated by National Institutions for Inebriates

Inmates in grounds, Inebriates Reformatory, Lewes, Sussex
Inmates in the grounds of the Southern Counties Inebriates Reformatory at Lewes, Sussex. The institution, housed in the former Lewes Union workhouse

Temperance Gun Attack
Carrie Nation and the League of American Women against Alcoholism attack a bar in Kansas City, USA. Date: 1901

Cruikshank, The Gin Shop, plate 8
This is the pastor, so noble and kind, Who pitied the woman, with wobegone face, And the husband, the drunkard, in rags and disgrace, Who is served by the lady, all jewels and lace

Father O Flynn unconvinced by drunks claim to sober
Father O Flynn - " Pat, you re dhrunk again." Pat - " Oi m not, Yer Riverence." Father O Flynn - " Yis ye are, Pat; an if ye were not, you wouldn t deny it." !!

Priest concerned about Pats level of Whiskey consumption
Priest - " And how many whiskeys do you drink in an hour, Pat?" Pat - " Sometoimes Wan; sometoimes Two; but never less than three, Your Riverance." Date: 1893

Old Mrs Snooksons Husband view on his drinking ailment
" Well, hows your Husband, Mrs Snookson?" " O! Es very bad, poor ear Es such a martyr to Delerium Tremins." !!

Drunken Gentleman requesting a clove off a Policeman
Drunken Gentleman in multiple stages of disarray requests a clove from a London Policeman in order to disguise (fat chance!) the evidence that he has been boozing. Date: circa 1890s

Well-heeled man reduced to staying at the Temperance Hotel
Formerly Well-heeled elderly gentleman (now a little tatty) reduced to staying at the Temperance Hotel. Down in the World Alas! See what Drink had brought him to. Date: 1892

Ragged Street singers - looking decidedly worse for wear
In the Bars and Streets. Cartoon drawing by Phil May depicting a pair of ragged street singers singing about fair and stormy weather - the perfect illustrative template for their undoubtedly

Drunk Men
Drunk men on their yearly free Monday. Scene from the Swedish every day life Date: 1850s

Drunkeness satire
Oh, poor thing, is your husband a drunkard? - No, is yours? Satirical drawing Date: 1906

Drunk peasant on their way hone from the market. Scene from the Swedish every day life Date: 1850s

Barrack canteen exterior, 1847
Exterior of an army barrack canteen, 1847. An illustration provided to accompany an article in the Illustrated London News, advocating temperance and reform

Barrack canteen interior, 1847
Interior of an army barrack canteen, 1847. An illustration provided to accompany an article in the Illustrated London News, advocating temperance and reform

Absinthe drinkers in a Paris cafe
Absinthe drinkers (Verlaine and his companions) in a Paris cafe. Date: 1907

Spinning flax, Inebriates Reformatory, Guiltcross, Norfolk
Inmates spinning flax at the Eastern Counties or East Harling Inebriates Reformatory, Norfolk. Housed in the former Guiltcross Union workhouse

Gardening, Inebriates Reformatory, Guiltcross, Norfolk
Inmates gardening at the Eastern Counties or East Harling Inebriates Reformatory, Norfolk. Housed in the former Guiltcross Union workhouse

Laundry, Inebriates Reformatory, Guiltcross, Norfolk
Inmates work in the laundry washhouse at the Eastern Counties or East Harling Inebriates Reformatory, Norfolk. Housed in the former Guiltcross Union workhouse

Tending pigs, Inebriates Reformatory, Ackworth, West Yorkshi
Inmates tending pigs at the North Midlands Inebriates Reformatory at Ackworth near Pontefract, West Yorkshire. The institution was one of several operated by National Institutions for Inebriates

Infirmary ward, Inebriates Reformatory, Guiltcross, Norfolk
Infirmary ward at the Eastern Counties or East Harling Inebriates Reformatory, Norfolk. Housed in the former Guiltcross Union workhouse

Inebriates Reformatory, Guiltcross, Norfolk
General view of the Eastern Counties or East Harling Inebriates Reformatory, Norfolk. Housed in the former Guiltcross Union workhouse

Fitters shop, Inebriates Reformatory, Guiltcross, Norfolk
Scene in the fitters workshop at the Eastern Counties or East Harling Inebriates Reformatory, Norfolk. Housed in the former Guiltcross Union workhouse

Kitchen, Inebriates Reformatory, Ackworth, Yorkshire
Inmates working in the kitchen at the North Midlands Inebriates Reformatory at Ackworth near Pontefract, West Yorkshire. The institution was one of several operated by National Institutions for

Gardening, Inebriates Reformatory, Chesterfield, Derbyshire
Inmates tending flower beds in the garden of the Midland Counties Inebriates Reformatory at Whittington near Chesterfield, Derbyshire

Chopping wood, Inebriates Reformatory, Guiltcross, Norfolk
Inmates chopping wood at the Eastern Counties or East Harling Inebriates Reformatory, Norfolk. Housed in the former Guiltcross Union workhouse

Entrance, Inebriates Reformatory, Guiltcross, Norfolk
Entrance to the Eastern Counties or East Harling Inebriates Reformatory, Norfolk. Housed in the former Guiltcross Union workhouse

Inebriates Reformatory, Chesterfield, Derbyshire
The scenic house and grounds of the Midland Counties Inebriates Reformatory at Whittington near Chesterfield, Derbyshire. The institution was one of several operated by National Institutions for

Emergency pump, Inebriates Reformatory, Guiltcross, Norfolk
Inmates work the emergency water pump at the Eastern Counties or East Harling Inebriates Reformatory, Norfolk. Housed in the former Guiltcross Union workhouse

Union Workhouse, Lewes, Sussex
The Lewes Union workhouse, erected in In 1868 on De Montfort Road, Lewes, Sussex. In 1902, after its closure as a workhouse

French Prisoners Lecture
Prisoners in the Prison de Fresnes, Paris, are lectured on the dangers of alcoholism

Drunken Degradation
Degradation of Drunkenness : There is no sin which doth more deface Gods image than drunkenness... a curious slab set on a wall in the village of Kirdford, Sussex, England

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