Editing Stonehenge (section)

====Acquisition for the nation====
Stonehenge was one of several lots put up for auction in 1915 by [[Antrobus baronets|Sir Cosmo Gordon Antrobus]], after he inherited the estate from his brother.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Barber |first=Martyn |url=https://historicengland.org.uk/research/results/reports/7994/RestoringStonehenge1881-1939 |title='Restoring' Stonehenge 1881-1939 |date=2014-06-15 |publisher=Historic England Publishing |isbn=9781848023475 |pages=85 |issn=2046-9802}}</ref> The auction by [[Knight Frank & Rutley]] estate agents in Salisbury was held on 21 September 1915 and included "Lot 15. Stonehenge with about 30 acres, 2 rods, 37 perches [12.44&nbsp;ha] of adjoining downland."<ref name=Amesbury>{{cite web |url=http://www.this-is-amesbury.co.uk/stonehenge.html |title=The man who bought Stonehenge |last=Heffernan |first=T.H.J. |website=This is Amesbury |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090625160447/http://www.this-is-amesbury.co.uk/stonehenge.html |archive-date=25 June 2009}}</ref>

[[Cecil Chubb]] bought the site for £6,600 (£{{formatnum:{{Inflation|UK|6600|1915|r=-2}}}} in {{CURRENTYEAR}}) and gave it to the nation three years later, with certain conditions attached. Although it has been speculated that he purchased it at the suggestion of – or even as a present for – his wife, in fact he bought it on a whim, as he believed a local man should be the new owner.<ref name=Amesbury/>