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Charles Cameron Memorial Fountain

Date 15 March 2023

Event ID 1154604

Category Management

Type Site Management

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1154604

Baroque drinking fountain erected in memory of Charles Cameron MP; ogee

domed baldacchino with basins at base. In 3 main stages: polished Peterhead granite basin and base. Doulton ware to 2 upper stages: 4 piers with engaged columns support octagonal upper works and ogee dome. Elaborately moulded aedicules contain bronze medallion portrait of Cameron, by Tinworth of London. Above these, clock faces to cardinal points. Ogee domed roof with finial.(Historic Environment Scotland List Entry)

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