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The man who gave us Stonehenge: How wealthy lawyer bought Ne
The man who gave us Stonehenge: How wealthy lawyer bought Ne
The man who gave us Stonehenge: How wealthy lawyer bought Neolithic monument for £6,600 before bequeathing it to Britain on this day in 1918...on condition it wouldn't cost more than a shilling to visit (but now costs £21!)
The 5,000-year-old stone circle on Salisbury Plain was once in private hands and therefore at the mercy of vandals and thieves looking to pocket a bit of history. Above: The stones in 1870.
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