Dating to 1896 and standing at the junction of Woodside Crescent and Sauchiehall Street, it is a Category B listed structure.

[1] The fountain, designed by Clarke & Bell,[2] is dedicated to Sir Charles Cameron MP.

[1] Although it no longer provides drinking water, the fountain has become notable for its pronounced eastward lean, which was first noted in 1926.

[3] An urban myth existed that the lean was caused by the construction of the M8 motorway in Glasgow.

[3] Robert Alexander Bryden designed the clocktower dome, which has clock faces at the cardinal points and bronze portrait medallions of Cameron around its hexagonal shape.