Open post dannysullivan @dannysullivan@mastodon.social · 6mo ago Replying to @globalmuseum@mastodon.online Three years later, tired of his wife’s complaints and realizing the immense historical weight of his impulse purchase, Chubb donated the entire monument to the British government. He attached one strict condition: the public must always have access to it. Today, it stands protected forever, all because a husband couldn't stick to a shopping list. #globalmuseum @globalmuseum@mastodon.online And also, those in the local villages would get free access. Which is why we had a special card for access when we lived in nearby Shrewton… and in the house where he was born