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Stonehenge, Showing The Hele Stone 1928
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Stonehenge is the most well-known stone circle in the world, and this view is possibly one of the most remembered and famous. It shows the Hele stone between the middle upright, where the sun is deemed to rise directly above it on the longest day of the year, June 21st. Despite the usual presence of modern-day 'Druids' (who have no historical connection with Stonehenge), the sun does not rise directly above the stone and never did, even 4,000 years ago. But let us not be churlish about an event that is still spectacular and memorable.

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A Selection of Memories from Stonehenge

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Stonehenge

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A Very Early Memory Of Mine.
This would be around the first time I visited Stonehenge - I have a clear memory of sitting on the stone in the foreground. My father was a sergeant major (REME) at the local army base, Aldershot?, in the early to mid sixties. I rather rebelled against my military background, & my next few visits to Stonehenge were for the Free Festival at the Summer Solstice, from the late '70's on. The 'shock ...see more
Stonehenge, c1965
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Added 07 June 2019

Dating Error
Great Collection! I have scratched my head over a few of these, date-wise, but this one isn't in question. Central in the picture we see the outside of the formidable West Trilithon, spanking clean and completely shorn of its mantle of lichen. The reason is, it lay on that side for nigh-on 160 years, having collapsed in a gale on 3 January 1797. (The great pit that Treasure Hunters had dug at its base didn't ...see more
Stonehenge, c1960
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A Faked Photo!
This is a faked photo! Stone 56 is upright only because it has been drawn in on the negative - the clue is that Stones 21, 22 and their lintel 121 had collapsed before stone 56 was straightened in 1901. (If you are not a Stonehenge geek that probably was too much information!) The original photograph was also used as a postcard, but I guess that when stone 56 was straightened in a welter of publicity they ...see more
Stonehenge, 1887
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Climbing On Them
When I was ten years old our dad took us out for the day to see Stonehenge. I remember he parked close to the ring of stones and then my brothers and I climbed on them. Not so easy now.
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