This design by J.H.S. Jones of Troutbeck, Windermere, UK, attracted me because of the octagonal spire. It takes a very large number of octagonal corner stones to build a high spire. I have 62, but really needed 88. So I cheated on the first three layers and substituted two incorrect corners in another layer.
The tower is quite massive.
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Another view.
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The front is quite attractive.
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The rear is plain. And you can see that I ran out of the correct
slope roof stones and had to substitute others in the last three rows of
the roof.
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A few of you may wonder what
I look like. Here is a picture from Christmas, 1996. This picture
is about as good as they get.
For those who are really interested in Anchor stones, I have written a book about them. (I just got tired of either looking up the same information again and again, or trusting my memory on specific details such as dates and names.) It is expensive, $70 (or 100 DM) ppd, because I print it myself on my PC and color ink is expensive. The book undoubtedly contains far more information about Anchor stones and sets, the Richter company, etc. than you'll ever want to read. This book is a lot of work to print (I print about a dozen at a time, and is available in either English or German), so please don't think I am urging you to buy one.
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