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Bookmark or Share- The Man Who Bought Stonehenge - HISTORYIn 1915, Cecil Chubb went to an auction to buy some dining chairs but returned home with the ultimate impulse buy—Stonehenge.
- Cecil Chubb: The Man Who Bought Stonehenge - Mental FlossCecil Chubb attended an auction in 1915 and decided Stonehenge would make for a fantastic new family possession.
- Cecil Chubb - WikipediaSir Cecil Herbert Edward Chubb, 1st Baronet (14 April 1876 – 22 September 1934), was the last private owner of Stonehenge prehistoric monument, Wiltshire, which he donated to the British government in 1918.
- The man who bought Stonehenge – and then gave it awayOn 26 October 1918, 16 days before the Armistice ended World War One, Chubb passed Stonehenge into public ownership, via a deed of gift. The next year Prime Minister David Lloyd George recognised his generosity with a title, Chubb becoming Sir Cecil Chubb, First Baronet of Stonehenge.
- Cecil Chubb, The Man Who Gave Away StonehengeSir Cecil Chubb’s grave, located in the Devizes Road cemetery in Salisbury, Wiltshire, features a wreath laid in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of his donation of Stonehenge to the nation towards the end of World War I.
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