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Ake Dahllof and Emma Holmbro
How PT Barnum came to save Shakespeare's birthplace
In the 1840-ies Shakespeare's birthplace was for sale. It was then a bit rundown and from what I heard the local authorieties were even thinking about pulling it down. The circus owner PT Barnum then tried to buy it. He was planning to pull it down and reerect it in the US. The authorities then realised that the builings' historical value, they stopped the sale and made sure to restore and preserve it. So, it's possible that it is thanks to PT Barnum that Shakespeare's birthplace was saved. /Ake