![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-143_1442850154489.jpg)
Cecil Chubb bought Stonehenge for £6,600 at auction as present for his wife 100 years ago | Daily Mail Online
![TIL Cecil Chubb was the last person to own Stonehenge. Stonehenge was put up for auction in 1915 and Chubb bought it on a whim. It is speculated he bought the stones as a present for his wife and she was less than pleased. Chubb donated Stonehenge ... TIL Cecil Chubb was the last person to own Stonehenge. Stonehenge was put up for auction in 1915 and Chubb bought it on a whim. It is speculated he bought the stones as a present for his wife and she was less than pleased. Chubb donated Stonehenge ...](https://external-preview.redd.it/rCJWCgZmx8LVxSI11WFDPd8lCg0kljuqlKFje_oy4O0.jpg?auto=webp&s=921aa4d869a8b588086beedcab68b8fd462396fa)
TIL Cecil Chubb was the last person to own Stonehenge. Stonehenge was put up for auction in 1915 and Chubb bought it on a whim. It is speculated he bought the stones as a present for his wife and she was less than pleased. Chubb donated Stonehenge ...
![VisitEngland on Instagram: “How gorgeous is Stonehenge? 😍 Today marks the 100 year anniversary of Stonehenge being gifted to the nation by Cecil Chubb in 1918, just…” VisitEngland on Instagram: “How gorgeous is Stonehenge? 😍 Today marks the 100 year anniversary of Stonehenge being gifted to the nation by Cecil Chubb in 1918, just…”](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/2d/82/46/2d824616f7f3d20d50f8fe6c69de8802.jpg)
VisitEngland on Instagram: “How gorgeous is Stonehenge? 😍 Today marks the 100 year anniversary of Stonehenge being gifted to the nation by Cecil Chubb in 1918, just…”
![Birthplace of Sir Cecil Chubb who gave Stonehenge to the People of Great Britain, Shrewton | Mapio.net Birthplace of Sir Cecil Chubb who gave Stonehenge to the People of Great Britain, Shrewton | Mapio.net](https://mapio.net/images-p/81775935.jpg)
Birthplace of Sir Cecil Chubb who gave Stonehenge to the People of Great Britain, Shrewton | Mapio.net
![Cecil Chubb, Sir Cecil Herbert Edward Chubb, the last private owner of Stonehenge, which he donated to the British government in 1918 Stock Photo - Alamy Cecil Chubb, Sir Cecil Herbert Edward Chubb, the last private owner of Stonehenge, which he donated to the British government in 1918 Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/zooms/6/17fab0ac81bd492f84f7313bd2cb0ced/kdx74h.jpg)
Cecil Chubb, Sir Cecil Herbert Edward Chubb, the last private owner of Stonehenge, which he donated to the British government in 1918 Stock Photo - Alamy
![Stonehenge U.K on Twitter: "#OnThisDay in #history 100 years ago (26th October 1918) Cecil and Mary Chubb gave #Stonehenge to the nation. https://t.co/5fapp8hPPD" / Twitter Stonehenge U.K on Twitter: "#OnThisDay in #history 100 years ago (26th October 1918) Cecil and Mary Chubb gave #Stonehenge to the nation. https://t.co/5fapp8hPPD" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DqaaXpSWoAEAvxe.jpg)