Joyika
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Nov 2, 2021 5:58 AM
Joyika
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belladonnabanana
It’s definitely more than 1 shilling to enter.
rampantrubber
I was there in the late 80s/early 90s and remember getting mildy electrocuted on the electric fence they had running round the perimeter.
PictureArchiver
Cecil Chubb is a motherfucking badass, yo!
LyraTheLycan
It's in the middle of a field, wtf are they gonna do, erect a perimeter fence around it?
thispleasesimhotep
Well....yes.
gwhh
How much was one shilling in dollars in 1918?
Fauxcused
it's amazing that it was even for sale
tinyCabbage
stonehenge is the shittest attraction in the world, you don't even get to get close to it anymore. the stones aren't even that big.
electrica77350
it really is very dull. Went there in the 90s and the only good bit was playing with divining rods over the ley line
5GFPLaqZ4nAy2QwrqOEI
maybe just me but this is waaaaay better than curtains.
electrica77350
It's 'Stonehenge', not 'The Stonehenge'. While I'm here, it's 'The Titanic', not 'Titanic'.
jimicus
Stonehenge! Where the demons dwell! Where the banshees live, and they do live well!
Nodak70
jejune1337
And then everyone suddenly recognized an astronomical tool for recognizing geolocation and compass point, and moved on with life. 1/2
jejune1337
/syke , no, after restoration it became a pilgrimage site for what folk imagined druidic religion was all about. +\- human sacrifice. 2/2 .
upsidedownyhead
THE Stonehenge? Like THE Mount Rushmore?
DrKriegersClone
And his reward for saving the standing stones is to be remembered as the namesake for the half-Chubb.
dontfloatmygoat
It was at risk of being cleared away for housing. Can you imagine? Humans can be so dumb.
FireSolvesProblems
It can't be used to contact aliens made out of energy anymore, so it's basically useless. Might as well make entry cheap.
TheJackKetch
So you say. Why you you think it’s roped off these days…
FireSolvesProblems
Residual druidic energy, it can be harvested & corrupted for Necromancy.
willienelson08
The aliens have closed the portal until we get our sh*t together
LordNergal
Well, I guess "aliens" is one way to view the Fey... It's a giant Fairy Gate.
Dblo01
Those would've been some expensive curtains
Sauroctonus
Why not show what £6,600 is worth today in pounds?
Echo18
Well, yeah, but those were some really nice curtains the wife had her eye on.
PPlank
I've been there as a child and climbed all over it. You're not allowed near it now because of children climbing all over it.
Godhelpmetherearenousernamesleftahhh
Unless you go on the solstice then you can lick a stone! It's an interesting experience too, druids, musicians, munters and middle class 1/2
Godhelpmetherearenousernamesleftahhh
2/2 families, it's the most fantastic mishmash of cultures, all chanting and hoping for a clear sunny sunrise.
Godhelpmetherearenousernamesleftahhh
Back in the day I fell into the munter catagory, now more middle class family ??
Joylove
My dad in the 1960s went and was encouraged to chip a piece of the stones off as a ‘souvenir’.
TheJackKetch
You must be ancient, or did you time travel through the portal by accident.
Contundo
Damn you!
YeastInfectedWhiskerBiscuit
Wait, you have to pay money to get close to a bunch of rocks?
eiger3970
What's the inflation rate on $10,000 to $1,000,000 over 100 years? 100x over 100 years = ?%p.a.
BavarianWolverine
Who the fuck builds a Stonehenge?
sailordude81
Cecil Chubb.
stgcuddles
cecil cubbs is my GF's sisters ex GF's great uncle
5GFPLaqZ4nAy2QwrqOEI
is he down for an AMA?
aleardie
Why was Stonehenge on auction?
MarcUK
The owner at the time was selling it. :-)
Contundo
seentoomuchdeath
MarcUK
They... no longer wanted it, or needed money. :-)
aleardie
? you for this lol Here’s the pesto: http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/wiltshire/hi/people_and_places/history/newsid_9020000/9020849.stm
seentoomuchdeath
Wow. Antrobus baronetcy hey. Died in the Great War and it was auctioned off. Cool. Thanks!
userfriendly19777
Buscemifier
pandemicpolemic
Was that an Instagram influencer?
IdiotPatrol
That was Clark Griswald!
SyeedAli
Solution: The government requires an original 1918 shilling be paid. Checkmate.
OmniXBro
What is the meaning of stonehenge??
DrZev
Made of sterling silver.
masterLP
Weirdly enough I’ve actually have one
kutison
Hand your 1918 shilling to someone else as you exit
GarytheGrammarCactus
It’s not Aldi’s shopping carts.
treed240z
You don't get it back after you hand it in...
kutison
I might be dumb.
treed240z
I still think you're a swell person.
GarytheGrammarCactus
I think you’re both pretty cool.
Hawkhead
In 1918, a loaf of bread cost less than a Shilling. Say £1 in today’s money. At peak times, entrance to Stonehenge costs £23. Grrrrr
tiptoeingthru
tiptoeingthru
tiptoeingthru
FrogBotherer
Doesn't matter, 20 shillings to a pound so according to that a 1918 shilling is about £2.90 of today's money.
simplefishy
Doesn’t surprise me that they account for inflation plus 87.3%
tyrunn
Free if you're local still, you just need to apply
Puppersforall
Free if you're an English Heritage or National Trust member, or at least it was last time I went.
MaxieMooo
But..dont you have to pay for that membership..
Puppersforall
You do, but if you visit more than a handful of historical places over the year, it saves a loooooot of money.
PeltsiPeltsinen
There is a fee for looking ar The Stonehenge!?
WoefulWombat
To look at rocks?
Puppersforall
From a distance.
JacksNaggingProcrastination
Special rocks. If you can make a working copy, I will also pay you £23 to see it!
TheJackKetch
Unless you’ve got membership of English heritage or national trust; you pay back membership if you like use 4 NT car parks a year…
PictureArchiver
Just refer to Mr. Chubb’s demand and refuse to pay more than today’s equivalent for a shilling.
BoomBoomParrot
Would be little under £8 given the inflation rate in the post itself (too lazy to look up current rates).
FrogBotherer
Which is 5p
FrogBotherer
Not accounting for inflation, obviously. But during the changeover to decimalised currency a shilling was 5 new pence.
sjg1711350
I live 20 minutes from Stonehenge, never been. You have to PAY?
GemsAreOutrageousTrulyTrulyTrulyOutrageous
Pretty sure it's been closed off for years/decades due to human fuckery, but I could be thinking of Uluru in Australia.
Outforalark
The stones are available for viewing but not touching. At one point they sold chisels so you could take a bit home with you.
asmallcat
I was able to go about 18 years ago and it was open. Honestly smaller than I expected and kind of boring.
TheJackKetch
The new museum and audio tour is pretty good. And if you’ve got NT or English heritage you won’t pay any extra. Cant toucc the stones tho.
MrFancyPanzer
I have heard attractions can be pretty expensive in the UK but £23 seems kind of extreme.
derekjohn
Most of the big museums are free. English Heritage sites can be pricey. National Trust (a charity) is not cheap. Buy season tickets.
nicoleoftheeast
It’ll cost about that for almost any British monument
Chiner
It really doesn't. Stonehenge essentially pays to keep most of the other castles and gardens and whatnot maintained and free.
nicoleoftheeast
As a person who has been to about 100 attractions in the uk, I can tell you this is pretty standard but I’d love to hear some examples
MrFancyPanzer
Jesus, dont think I have been in a museum in Norway that cost over 10£, usually less, open air attractions are free as far as I can tell.
asm80dfa8sdfj
The public attractions in my city are mostly free (St Louis, US) - Several museums, Zoo, Science Center, Brewery Tours, Outdoor Theater >
asm80dfa8sdfj
A lot of the paid things are under $10 but I don't know of any over $20.
DarkWingz
Museum's in the UK are free
Hawkhead
I did not know this. I just looked up The Natural History Museum in London (I didn’t believe you, sorry) & you are correct.
andreasterp12
I think, museums in England ar free (atleast some last I was there). But mouments have entry fees
MrFancyPanzer
Why?
FrogBotherer
I like Avebury more, free entry, much bigger, can lick the stones, and there's a pub in the middle of it that does rather nice chips.
Somethingwittyandunique
Agree! Great pub and you can touch the stones. Can’t say I’ve ever felt like licking them :)
Sconels
Bigup the red lion
Alamagordo
Just went to Avebury, it rocked
TheJackKetch
I used to go there to get stoned
Kaileeb92
Fun fact: everything in the world is lickable if you're an anarchist and don't fear death
GarytheGrammarCactus
Covid has really put a damper on my licking.
WeReallyShookThePillarsOfHeavenDidntWeWang
What was that middle part
skipsh2
That's where the pub is.
always1haveparis
On Solstice you can lick the rocks at Stonehenge. And it's free
FrogBotherer
Yeah but that's two days of the year and you have to fight the people wearing leaves and bed sheets.
always1haveparis
Hey! That was you? I lost a lot of leaves
houpbajoup
Do they have a cop standing there stopping you from licking the rocks the rest of the year or something ?
azimir
Yes, actually. GF and I went in the rings on a special tour. Touching a stone was immediate removal. I proposed at the center of the ring.
houpbajoup
Ah! Well, I suppose some kind of "stop eroding the stones, knuckleheads" protection is probably necessary.
EggFooYung
W-why would you lick it?
TheJackKetch
It’s the hallucinogenic lichen
EggFooYung
:facepalm: You know, i probably should have guessed it was something like this.