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Historic postcards of The Crooked House at Himley unearthed: POSTCARDS possibly from the 1920s or 30s showing The Crooked House at Himley have been unearthed.
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Historic postcards of The Crooked House at Himley unearthed
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Quick Glance: Wolverhampton man builds model replica of Crooked House for devastated friend
  • A man from Wolverhampton has constructed a model replica of The Crooked House pub for his friend.

  • His friend was deeply saddened by the destruction of his local.
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Britain's wonkiest pub 'closes forever' after being sold: Britain's wonkiest pub has been 'closed forever' after being sold to a private buyer
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Britain's wonkiest pub 'closes forever' after being sold
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A fire at one of Britain's quirkiest pubs that was later demolished is being treated as arson
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Quick Glance: Reward for Whistleblowers: Who Set Fire to Crooked House?
  • An advertising boss offers a generous reward for obtaining information about the fire at Crooked House.

  • Press Release: Fire at Crooked House.

  • August 2023: Crooked House is destroyed.
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Loss of The Crooked House shows need for listing reform - expert: An expert from the University of Birmingham is calling for a revision of the listing process in ...
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Loss of The Crooked House shows need for listing reform - expert
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'Wonky' Crooked House pub demolished: The Crooked House pub, once known as "Britain's wonkiest pub", is demolished two days after a fire.
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'Wonky' Crooked House pub demolished
Quick Glance: Fire destroys famous 'wonky' pub: The Crooked House
  • Smoke was reported from The Crooked House in Himley, near Dudley, at about 22:00 BST on Saturday.

  • Last month, Marston's confirmed the sale of the popular Black Country landmark to a private buyer for 'an alternative use'.

  • The building was completely destroyed.

  • The Crooked House was a popular landmark in the West Midlands, converted into a pub in the 1940s by Wolverhampton and Dudley Breweries.
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Meet Giddy, the fire dog helping the investigation into Crooked House blaze: As the Black Country avidly follows The Crooked House saga, one dog is helping ...
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Meet Giddy, the fire dog helping the investigation into Crooked House ...
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Britain’s ‘wonkiest pub’ reduced to rubble after being gutted by mystery fire: Police are reviewing all the evidence after the destruction of The Crooked House ...
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Britain’s ‘wonkiest pub’ reduced to rubble after being gutted by mystery ...
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Crooked House: What we know about demolished building's new owners: The new owners of the now-demolished Crooked House run a Leicestershire-based business ...
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Crooked House: What we know about demolished building's new owners
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MPs call for answers after demolition of The Crooked House: MPs have called for answers following the shock demolition of iconic Himley pub The Crooked House ...
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MPs call for answers after demolition of The Crooked House
Quick Glance: Demolition of The Crooked House deemed 'unlawful' after iconic pub torn down
  • The demolition of The Crooked House has been deemed a wrongful destruction.
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The Crooked House: Over 250 years of history wiped out in a few minutes: In its heyday, the Crooked House attracted visitors from China, Japan and the United ...
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The Crooked House: Over 250 years of history wiped out in a few minutes
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Firefighters are battling a blaze at an iconic pub tinyurl.com/2f4bdrve
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An advertising boss has offered a 'handsome' reward for Crooked House 'whistleblowers' - amid continuing fury over the iconic pub's demolition.bityl.co/KNKJ
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Marston's confirms it has sold iconic pub The Crooked House: LOCALS have reacted with sadness to the news The Crooked House pub at Himley has been sold and is ...
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Marston's confirms it has sold iconic pub The Crooked House
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Fire that destroyed iconic Crooked House pub treated as arson, police say : ‘We believe the blaze may have been started deliberately and police are now leading ...
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Fire that destroyed iconic Crooked House pub treated as arson, police say
Quick Glance: Arson destroys iconic Crooked House Pub, police investigation underway
  • A fire that destroyed a prominent pub is being treated as arson, according to the police.

  • Dudley North MP Marco Longhi has raised questions about why the police did not intervene during the demolition of the Crooked House, considering the ongoing investigation into the fire.

  • Staffordshire Police stated that this fire has shocked and upset many people due to the cultural significance and heritage of the building, despite it not being listed as a historic site.

  • However, the police are actively pursuing multiple lines of inquiry.
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Crooked House rebuild would be ‘very complicated and costly endeavour’: Black Country Living Museum, which displays recreated historical buildings ...
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Crooked House rebuild would be ‘very complicated and costly endeavour’
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The Crooked House pub is being fenced off for safety reasons after a suspected arson attack. Show more
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Mayor calls for Crooked House to be rebuilt 'brick by brick': HIMLEY'S historic Crooked House pub should be rebuilt "brick by brick" ...
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Mayor calls for Crooked House to be rebuilt 'brick by brick'
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So long, Crooked House: a guide to Britain’s oddest pubs: The Crooked House in the West Midlands burned down in a fire after being closed and sold earlier this ...
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So long, Crooked House: a guide to Britain’s oddest pubs
Quick Glance: Curious: A Guide to Britain's Most Unusual Pubs
  • Discover underground tunnels, pubs without bars, and very unique pub owners.

  • Visit the one-of-a-kind pub in London with a street running through it.

  • Experience the pub located right opposite 44 Kinnerton Street, the former house of Ghislaine Maxwell, where a certain picture of Prince Andrew was taken.

  • This pub in East Anglia is just 15 feet by 7, making it claimed as the smallest in Britain.
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More than 100 mourners gathered to inspect the remains of The Crooked House pub #crookedhouse #Dudley
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I want Crooked House to 'rise from the ashes' MP tells packed meeting: Black Country MP Marco Longhi says he believes the Crooked House can 'rise ...
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I want Crooked House to 'rise from the ashes' MP tells packed ...
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The Crooked House owners 'go on holiday' as arson investigation continues: Staffordshire Police said the investigation into the blaze would be robust
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The Crooked House owners 'go on holiday' as arson investigation continues
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Signs have appeared amongst the rubble of The Crooked House - declaring, in typical Black Country fashion, that it "was bostin' now bosted" ... Show more
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Protesters 'block road to Crooked House' as police called in: An investigation into an arson attack at the famously wonky pub is continuing
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Protesters 'block road to Crooked House' as police called in
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Dudley MP to hold public meeting to discuss Crooked House : A Black Country MP will hold a public meeting next week to speak to his constituents about the work ...
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Dudley MP to hold public meeting to discuss Crooked House
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Firm rules itself out as speculation over new The Crooked House owners continues: Marston's sold the wonky boozer to a private buyer just two weeks before ...
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Firm rules itself out as speculation over new The Crooked House owners ...
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Locals are recounting emotive memories of their times at The Crooked House. Martyn Wulfran told Birmingham Live: "It’s such sad news to see such a ironic ... Show more
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Crooked House owners' links to previous major fire: A huge fire broke out at a Buckinghamshire landfill site five years before the Black Country blaze.
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Crooked House owners' links to previous major fire
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Investigation continues into the demolition of The Crooked House pub: The pub was bulldozed just 48 hours after fire ripped through it
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Investigation continues into the demolition of The Crooked House pub
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‘People are sick of having our heritage knocked down’: how the Crooked House saga became a state of the nation story
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‘People are sick of having our heritage knocked down’: how the Crooked ...
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Convicted drugs smuggler linked to demolition of The Crooked House: Morgan McGrath, 51, was locked up for 12 years in 2004
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Convicted drugs smuggler linked to demolition of The Crooked House
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'After The Crooked House, people think it will be next': Fears for future of Gunpowder Plot House
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'After The Crooked House, people think it will be next': Fears ...
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The Crooked House: Former farmhouse that gave its owner a sinking feeling: In its heyday, the Crooked House attracted visitors from China, Japan and the United ...
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The Crooked House: Former farmhouse that gave its owner a sinking feeling
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The story of The Crooked House has caught national attention. The 18th century building was gutted by fire earlier this month ... Show more
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'Why calls to relocate or rebuild Crooked House sound futile - but we must stop a repeat event'
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'Why calls to relocate or rebuild Crooked House sound futile - but we ...
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MP gives update on The Crooked House after protest: TENSIONS were running high again today (Monday August 21) at the site of The Crooked House at Himley as ...
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MP gives update on The Crooked House after protest
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Campaigners stage Crooked House protest as workers move onto site: Protesters, who are calling for The Crooked House to be rebuilt, reportedly sat in the path of ...
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Campaigners stage Crooked House protest as workers move onto site
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'Necklaces made out of The Crooked House' – Shrine set up amid rubble at site of arson-hit and demolished pub
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'Necklaces made out of The Crooked House' – Shrine set up amid ...
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Fury as The Crooked House 'reduced to rubble' less than 48 hours after devastating fireThe Crooked House has been 'reduced to rubble' less than 48 hours ... Show more
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A spokesman for The Crooked House pub's former owners, Marston's, has said: "The sale of The Crooked House as a going concern was started in January and ... Show more
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The Crooked House was Britain’s wonkiest pub. Then it burned down: As the name suggests, The Crooked House, a historic pub in England’s West Midlands ...
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The Crooked House was Britain’s wonkiest pub. Then it burned down
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BREAKING: The fire that destroyed The Crooked House on Saturday night is officially being treated as arson by Staffordshire Police ... Show more
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Crooked House pub: Most recent landlord says someone must be held accountable for fire which destroyed building
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Crooked House pub: Most recent landlord says someone must be held ...
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Meeting organised and right of way closed at Crooked House: A PUBLIC right of way has been closed at the site of The Crooked House at Himley due to safety ...
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Meeting organised and right of way closed at Crooked House
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Why this lament for a burnt-out pub? Is it because Britain seems a bit of a Crooked House these days?
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Why this lament for a burnt-out pub? Is it because Britain seems a bit of ...
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Crooked House owner denies responsibility in Corfu and says 'let us holiday': Adam Taylor - who is on holiday with wife Carly - allegedly told the Sun newspaper ...
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Crooked House owner denies responsibility in Corfu and says 'let us ...
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Crooked House owners given orders as experts say 'we're looking into concerns': The landowners have been issued a notice
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Crooked House owners given orders as experts say 'we're looking into ...
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Crooked House owners now accused of 'ripping down trees and destroying wildlife': Residents have claimed the 'landscape was destroyed' as part of plans ...
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Crooked House owners now accused of 'ripping down trees and destroying ...
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Inside the 'feud involving new owners and boss of The Crooked House': There was an issue over 'access', it has been reported
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Inside the 'feud involving new owners and boss of The Crooked House'
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Crooked House blaze: Was landmark building devastated by fire listed?: Many people have been questioning whether The Crooked House pub was a listed building ...
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Crooked House blaze: Was landmark building devastated by fire listed?
Quick Glance: Crooked House Fire: Was Historic Building Destroyed by Blaze?
  • West Midlands Mayor calls for Reconstruction of Crooked House

  • Outrage over Crooked House "demolition" following devastating fire
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No arrests over arson attack at The Crooked House: Staffordshire Police said its investigation was ongoing
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No arrests over arson attack at The Crooked House
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Quick Glance: Landlady surprised by plans to convert her pub into flats
  • Licensee of the Brook Inn expresses shock at the submitted planning application.

  • Last-ever landlord of The Crooked House shares his disappointment that the beloved pub has disappeared forever.

  • "Unique to the Midlands": Advertising tycoon James Beattie wants to preserve the site of Crooked House.
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The Crooked House pub in the Black Country was struck by fire last Saturday and then swiftly demolished, leaving residents devastated - much like when the ... Show more
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Crooked House pub owners behind plans to build in Leicestershire : A Leicestershire based firm owns The Crooked House pub, which burnt down last week
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Crooked House pub owners behind plans to build in Leicestershire