Florence C. M. Antrobus.
In the High Court of Justice.
CHANCERY DIVISION.
MR. JUSTICE FARWELL.
Writ issued the 1st day of March 1904.
Between HIS MAJESTY’S ATTORNEY-GENERAL at and by the relation of FRANK TUCKER, THOMAS MERCHANT, The Right Honourable GEORGE JOHN SHAW LEFEVRE, Sir JOHN TOMLINSON BRUNNER, Bart., and WILLIAM MATTHEW FLINDERS PETRIE and the said FRANK TUCKER, THOMAS MERCHANT, The Right Honourable GEORGE JOHN SHAW LEFEVRE, Sir JOHN TOMLINSON BRUNNER, Bart., and WILLIAM MATTHEW FLINDERS PETRIE . . . Plaintiffs
and
Sir EDMUND ANTROBUS, Bart. . . . Defendant.
STATEMENT OF CLAIM.
Delivered the 17th day of March 1904 by Horne & Birkett of 4 Lincoln’s Inn Fields in the County of London Solicitors for the Plaintiffs.
1. On Stonehenge Down in the Parish of Amesbury in the County of Wilts there are a group of stones and surrounding earthworks which are together known as Stonehenge. Stonehenge which is of very great antiquity originally formed an ancient building and place of assembly for public worship the burial of the dead deliberation on public affairs or other public purposes and since it has ceased to be so used has remained a national monument and place of resort of great public interest.