Restoration work at Stonehenge

Date:
1919 - 1920
Location:
Stonehenge, Amesbury, Stonehenge Down, Wiltshire
Reference:
BB81/00874
Type:
Photograph (Negative)
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Description

A Sarsen stone being lifted into place during Colonel Hawley's excavation and restoration work of 1919-1920. The heavy lifting equipment used gives a certain impression of the achievement of the original prehistoric builders of this monument.

Content

This is part of the Collection: NMR07 NMR Accessioned Negatives - Catalogued

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Photographer: Trowbridge, A

Keywords

Late Neolithic Stone Circle, Archaeology, Construction, Renovation