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In Pictures: Stonehenge through the decades

It is 100 years since Stonehenge was donated to the nation.

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Friday marks 100 years since Stonehenge was donated to the nation, and English Heritage is holding a day of celebrations.

Here we take a look at the ancient monument through the years to mark the milestone.

Musicians rehearsing at Stonehenge in Wiltshire ahead of English Heritage's celebrations marking 100 years since Stonehenge was donated to the nation
Musicians rehearse at Stonehenge in Wiltshire ahead of English Heritage’s celebrations marking 100 years since it was donated to the nation (Christopher Ison/English Heritage/PA)
Musicians rehearsing at Stonehenge in Wiltshire ahead of English Heritage's celebrations marking 100 years since Stonehenge was donated to the nation
The music is a collaboration between Jeremy Deller, composer Matt Rogers and the London Sinfonietta ensemble (Christopher Ison/English Heritage/PA)
Members of the Haemus Lodge (Brighton and Worthing District of Sussex) during their mid-summer ceremony at Stonehenge in 1949
Members of the Haemus Lodge (Brighton and Worthing District of Sussex) during their midsummer ceremony at Stonehenge in June 1949 (PA)
The final stone being put in place during the restoration of Stonehenge on 09/07/1958
The final stone being put in place during the restoration of Stonehenge in summer 1958 (PA)
Stonehenge in Wiltshire in 1968
Stonehenge, pictured in May 1968 (PA)
A 1985 photo of people chanting and holding hands ahead of Summer Solstice celebrations at Stonehenge
Summer Solstice celebrations in June 1985 (PA)
A woman holding a baby as she is led away by a policeman after violence erupted due to people attempting to hold a banned pop festival at Stonehenge in 1985
A woman with a baby is led away by a police officer after violence erupted (PA)
Police in 1989 monitoring roads around Stonehenge to prevent people from gathering to celebrate the Summer Solstice
Police monitored roads around Stonehenge to prevent people from gathering to celebrate the Summer Solstice in 1989 (Barry Batchelor/PA)
People celebrating the Summer Solstice in 2002
People celebrate the Summer Solstice in 2002 (Chris Ison/PA)
Arthur Pendragon watching the sunrise at Stonehenge in 2005
Arthur Pendragon watches the sunrise at Stonehenge in December 2005 (Chris Young/PA)
Michael Johnson holding the Olympic Flame at Stonehenge in 2012
Michael Johnson holds the Olympic Flame at Stonehenge in 2012 (Danny Lawson/PA)
A woman wearing a colourful head-dress at Stonehenge during the 2018 Summer Solstice
A woman wears a colourful head-dress at Stonehenge during this year’s Summer Solstice (Ben Birchall/PA)
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