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Stonehenge sold for £6,600 a hundred years ago today
One hundred years ago today (21 September 2015), Stonehenge – the most famous prehistoric monument in the world – was sold at auction for £6,600 to a local Wiltshire man, Cecil Chubb. His purchase marked a turning point in the care and protection of the ancient monument and English Heritage, today’s guardian of Stonehenge, is marking the anniversary with re-enactments of the momentous auction throughout the day and with a special commemorative ticket for visitors.
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BARRETT, Elizabeth Barrett (1806-1861) a.k.a. Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Blue Plaque commemorating poet Elizabeth Barrett Barrett at 50 Wimpole Street, Marylebone, London W1G 8SQ, Westminster.
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BARRETT, Elizabeth Barrett (1806-1861) a.k.a. Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Blue Plaque commemorating poet Elizabeth Barrett Barrett at 50 Wimpole Street, Marylebone, London W1G 8SQ, Westminster.
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COPEMAN, Sydney Monckton (1862-1947)
Blue Plaque commemorating immunologist Sydney Monckton Copeman at 57 Redcliffe Gardens, Chelsea, London SW10 9JJ, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.
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COPEMAN, Sydney Monckton (1862-1947)
Blue Plaque commemorating immunologist Sydney Monckton Copeman at 57 Redcliffe Gardens, Chelsea, London SW10 9JJ, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.
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Blue Plaque commemorating social reformer Eleanor Rathbone at Tufton Court, Tufton Street, Westminster, London SW1P 3QH, City of Westminster
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SHAW, George Bernard (1856-1950)
Blue Plaque commemorating playwright George Bernard Shaw at 29 Fitzroy Square, Fitzrovia, London W1T 6LQ, London Borough of Camden.
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SLOVO, Joe (1926-1995) & FIRST, Ruth (1925-1982)
Blue Plaque commemorating South African freedom fighters Ruth First and Joe Slove at 13 Lyme Street, Camden, London NW1 0EH, London Borough of Camden.
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Blue Plaque commemorating the lawyers who lived at Essex Street at 122 Regent's Park Road, Primrose Hill, London NW1 8XL, London Borough of Camden.
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Blue Plaque commemorating the lawyers who lived at Essex Street at 122 Regent's Park Road, Primrose Hill, London NW1 8XL, London Borough of Camden.