STONEHENGE
[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.]
Sm,—Less than three weeks remains for the completiOn of the Stonehenge Protection Fund, over £9,000 being required before the end of this month. There is no need to emphasize the importance of the fund, for from the very beginning the appeal has been widely supported, and the great number of large and small subscribers includes men and women of all classes and all shades of opinion. But success has not yet been attained, and if the project is to avoid failure at the last, a fresh income of donations is a vital necessity. It is, of course, realized that times are difficult and that other appeals for money are numerous, but the protection of Stonehenge is not a matter that can be put aside and neglected, for throughout the country we see how rapidly thoughtless and uncontrolled development is marring the face of the land. Salisbury Plain is not pro- tected, and it is essential to the effect of Stonehenge that the acres immediately around should be preserved in their natural state. The option on the third of the three plots which are required to attain this object is now closing. Donations are therefore urgently required, and should be sent to me.—I am,
The. National Trust,
7 Buckingham Palace Gardens, S.W.'.
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