that's right, it was owned by the antrobus family who owned amesbury abbey estate in nearby amesbury. the site. but tragedy struck. during the first month of world war i, antrobus‘ only son, edmund junior, was killed in action in belgium. his father was brokenhearted. he died just four months later, with no heir to the amesbury abbey estate. it passed to his brother who decided to sell at auction. meaning stonehenge was up for grabs. stepping up to the wicket an unlikely local hero, cecil chubb. cecil chubb was born in shrewton and in 1876. his family had been here for several generations. cecil played cricket for shrewton cricket club from age 1a. cecil played cricket for shrewton cricket club from age 14. as historian brian edwards explains, although from a humble background cecil chubb had married well, to mary. mary's father owned the largest asylum in victorian england. and although it was undeclared that he was her father, doctor corbyn finch left her the equivalent of £100,000 when he died in 1905. so mary became one of the richest people in wiltshire. and that meant when the a

. lam slice of the amesbury abbey estate. is in this case. inside this case is an amazing piece of history. this is what i have come to see, richard. i am very excited. the original auction brochure. there we go, amesbury claiming stonehenge. this is the book your grandfather would have been going through with his eye on something to buy? that is right. there is a description of stonehenge here and then the details. in hand, what does that mean? it means isaac crook was the tenant father. your grandfather was already renting that land? yes. so your grandfather's eyes, stonehenge was prime grazing for his sheep? yes, the stones were just something stuck in the soil. so when it comes to buy a commie he's going to be interested. so off he went to salisbury with high hopes? that's right. in september in 2015, the theatre in salisbury was full. according to a report, interest quickened when the auctioneer and announced lot 15, stonehenge. bidding began. isaac crook found himself up against cecil chubb, bidding for a national treas