Stonehenge - On this day in 1915, Stonehenge was bought at auction by a man named Cecil Chubb. As the legend goes, Chubb was only there to buy a set of dining
![Sir Cecil Chubb attended an auction on this day in 1915 and bought Stonehenge as a gift for his wife, but she hated it because she had sent him to buy a Sir Cecil Chubb attended an auction on this day in 1915 and bought Stonehenge as a gift for his wife, but she hated it because she had sent him to buy a](https://external-preview.redd.it/sir-cecil-chubb-attended-an-auction-on-this-day-in-1915-and-v0-88_YDuLMINASSGnq-URj-34_hJ5ppbqEHa0wjJrcLMY.jpg?auto=webp&s=09499882b97823a80dbc1136a079cf60d176cdbc)
Sir Cecil Chubb attended an auction on this day in 1915 and bought Stonehenge as a gift for his wife, but she hated it because she had sent him to buy a
![Stonehenge on X: "100 years ago, Cecil Chubb walked into an auction house in #Salisbury and walked out as the new owner of #Stonehenge http://t.co/F8RdXJOt1v" / X Stonehenge on X: "100 years ago, Cecil Chubb walked into an auction house in #Salisbury and walked out as the new owner of #Stonehenge http://t.co/F8RdXJOt1v" / X](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CPam4qjW8AAhEEd.jpg)
Stonehenge on X: "100 years ago, Cecil Chubb walked into an auction house in #Salisbury and walked out as the new owner of #Stonehenge http://t.co/F8RdXJOt1v" / X
![Arms of Sir Cecil Chubb, who in 1915 bought Stonehenge on a whim, and later donated it to the nation. : r/heraldry Arms of Sir Cecil Chubb, who in 1915 bought Stonehenge on a whim, and later donated it to the nation. : r/heraldry](https://external-preview.redd.it/NzE8ViWIsMm8jQCUx_ucCS81ZgNIOCG8EP5zSkgnxNQ.png?auto=webp&s=b3fdb0e9f01e485a3781c74bba23553fa6cdc5a3)
Arms of Sir Cecil Chubb, who in 1915 bought Stonehenge on a whim, and later donated it to the nation. : r/heraldry
![21st September 1915: Cecil Chubb buys Stonehenge at auction, becoming its last private owner - YouTube 21st September 1915: Cecil Chubb buys Stonehenge at auction, becoming its last private owner - YouTube](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/MDjxN-qeSxQ/hqdefault.jpg)
21st September 1915: Cecil Chubb buys Stonehenge at auction, becoming its last private owner - YouTube
![Cecil Chubb bought Stonehenge for £6,600 at auction as present for his wife 100 years ago | Daily Mail Online Cecil Chubb bought Stonehenge for £6,600 at auction as present for his wife 100 years ago | Daily Mail Online](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/09/21/16/2C9B005C00000578-0-image-a-144_1442850154491.jpg)