roadsmith
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posted on June 10, 2004 02:07:51 PM new
I'm selling a silver charm from estate of a world traveler. Is this Windsor Castle? If not, any other ideas?
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tomwiii
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posted on June 10, 2004 08:59:59 PM new
My bestest bud 
Anyhoo, here's inside the courtyard at Windsor -- the towers look correct??
Hard to tell with your charm, but methinks ye be correct!
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Roadsmith
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posted on June 10, 2004 09:07:14 PM new
Thanks, Tom. Comparing your picture with mine, the square tower in your picture looks quite a bit larger than the one in mine. Maybe Elizabeth has been remodeling????
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tomwiii
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posted on June 10, 2004 09:10:40 PM new
This was last June, sometime after the terrible fire 
Truly stunning place!
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reallywonderfulstuff
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posted on June 10, 2004 10:21:36 PM new
Me thinks it smacks of the "Tower of London", which is not to be confused with the "Tower Bridge" or the "London Bridge" (which isn't falling down) and is different than Windsor Castle and Buckingham Palace.
I couldn't find a photo with the proper angle, but it looks a lot like it to me.
I attended University in England back in the day.
Here are some random shots of the "Tower of London" I found on the Web...
http://stevefazzio.com/images/Tower_of_London_1.jpg
http://london.sjw.com/Images/Pictures/Images/London%20-%20Tower%20of%20London%201.JPG
http://london.sjw.com/Images/Pictures/Images/London%20-%20Tower%20of%20London%202.JPG
http://www.michaellegg.com/images/london/Original%20Files/Tower%20of%20London%202.jpg
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posted on June 10, 2004 10:34:41 PM new
Yes. Windsor.
Is it sterling?
Nice!
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sparkz
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posted on June 10, 2004 10:35:54 PM new
It looks like a tavern I visited once in Chicago. Can't for the life of me recall the name of it though.
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Roadsmith
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posted on June 10, 2004 10:42:24 PM new
Gee, you guys are great!
Japerton: Are you absolutely sure it's Windsor? If so, I'll go with that.
Tom: Just who IS this best bud?
Starz:
Reallywonderful: Thanks for those great pictures. Makes me want to visit the tower -- but as a tourist. There are lots of similarities between your pix of the tower and the charm I'm going to sell--but not quite the same, I think.
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As I've matured, I've learned . .
#2. . . that the people you care most about in life are taken from you too soon and all the less important ones just never go away. And the real pains in the butt are permanent.
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tomwiii
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posted on June 11, 2004 03:24:25 AM new
Tis me grandaughter -- last June, she & her Dad, & I spent a week in London & had the best time ever.
Everybody was so nice to us there, & we dragged her all over the country. Only part she didn't like was "Tom's big pile of rocks!" (Stonehenge)
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pelorus
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posted on June 11, 2004 06:24:50 AM new
About the tower size -- Throughout history, kings have always tried to boast that "My square tower is bigger than your square tower."
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tomwiii
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posted on June 11, 2004 06:30:43 AM new
TOWER ENVY can be very deblitating for some men!
One has to always remember that size...
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parklane64
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posted on June 11, 2004 02:14:41 PM new
OMG, tom was allowed to reproduce?
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Roadsmith
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posted on June 11, 2004 04:39:40 PM new
"Tower envy!" 
Tom, your granddaughter is a real cutie. A keeper, I think.
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As I've matured, I've learned . .
#2. . . that the people you care most about in life are taken from you too soon and all the less important ones just never go away. And the real pains in the butt are permanent.
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tomwiii
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posted on June 11, 2004 04:58:43 PM new
Roadsmith: FYI~that round tower is called: "THE ROUND TOWER"
Yeah, she be my sweetie! Her favorite pub in London was THE VICTORIA, as her name is...
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mcjane
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posted on June 11, 2004 09:34:10 PM new
And I guess Ralphie spent the week in the lock up again. Poor little guy.
Victoria, pretty name & a very pretty girl.
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Japerton
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posted on June 12, 2004 12:44:53 AM new
Let me count the ways...Built by a son of a ...plantagenet!
ahem.
I used to attend the Royal Windsor Horse show as both groom/warm up rider and audience member. Show grounds bask in the shadow of that magnificent pad.
Also, whilst in BS (Boarding School), I went to Windsor with frequency.
So, I know Windsor Castle.
Personally I like Blenheim, Burley, or Chatsworth, but, oh well!
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