London leavers: 'We paid £390k for our fairytale dream house in Suffolk' The couple swapped flats in Fitzrovia and Hackney for their timber beamed medieval house in Lavenham Evening Standard · Feb 1
Crooked House rebuild hearing postponed after owners’ High Court appeal South Staffordshire Council expressed extreme disappointment at the delay to a planning inquiry schedule to begin in March. Evening Standard · Feb 11, 2025
Race to rebuild ‘Britain’s wonkiest pub’ gains traction amid inquiry delay The Crooked House pub in Himley, near Dudley, was destroyed after a fire – a year on, a campaign for it to be rebuilt gathers momentum The Independent UK · Jul 20, 2024
‘It’s a monkey’s puzzle’: is it possible to rebuild the Crooked House pub? The venue’s owners have been told to put it back to its wonky glory after it was gutted by a fire and bulldozed The Guardian - UK · Mar 3, 2024
Crooked House scandal highlights government inaction over pubs, says Camra Chair says it is ‘frightening’ that a third of pubs are still being converted or demolished without planning permission The Guardian - UK · Dec 26, 2023
Regional mayor and Campaign for Real Ale launch scheme to protect historic pubs The ‘List Your Local’ initiative follows an arson attack on the Crooked House in South Staffordshire. The Independent UK · Sep 22, 2023
Activists hold protest at Crooked House Pub rubble as builders move on to site Famed as ‘Britain’s wonkiest pub’, the Crooked House had fascinated tourists and locals alike since the 18th century The Independent UK · Aug 21, 2023
If only we’d had the vision to save the Crooked House Letters: Readers respond to Simon Jenkins’ article about the demolition of the 18th-century pub in Staffordshire The Guardian - UK · Aug 17, 2023
This Pub Is Literally Crooked It's a bittersweet moment to know we might be Britain's wonkiest pub now. Zenger · Aug 17, 2023
Locals demanding answers over Crooked House pub urged to ‘be patient’ Crooked House pub, which was gutted by fire and then demolished, will ‘rise from the ashes’, MP says The Independent UK · Aug 16, 2023
Yes, rebuild the Crooked House brick by brick – and buttress local planning, too Communities need to be given more power to protect assets like historic pubs, says the Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins The Guardian - UK · Aug 14, 2023
‘People are sick of having our heritage knocked down’: how the Crooked House saga became a state of the nation story Fate of Black Country pub could serve as catalyst for campaigns to preserve a flawed but colourful past The Guardian - UK · Aug 12, 2023
Campaigners call for law change after ‘appalling’ Crooked House demolition The Campaign for Pubs said the case of the Crooked House ‘must be the catalyst for change’. The Independent UK · Aug 11, 2023
West Midlands mayor ‘laser-focused’ on rebuilding historic pub gutted by fire Andy Street urged members of the community to allow the local authorities and emergency services to complete their investigations. The Independent UK · Aug 11, 2023
The Independent UK · Aug 11, 2023 Timeline of Crooked House fire as ‘major questions’ remain over devastating blaze at Britain’s wonkiest pub The Crooked House was recently bought by private buyers for ‘an alternative use’
The Independent UK · Aug 10, 2023 MP calls for closure of ‘potential loophole’ after Crooked House pub demolition Britain’s ‘wonkiest pub’ was hit by a blaze which police are treating as arson.
The Independent UK · Aug 10, 2023 Everything we know about The Crooked House pub as arson probe launched The historic landmark was demolished on Monday, just two days after it was burnt to the ground by a fire
The Guardian - UK · Aug 9, 2023 The strange tale of The Crooked House tells a much bigger story The pub in which things seemed to roll uphill is now gone – like so much of the history and mystery of the Black Country
Evening Standard · Aug 9, 2023 Who owns Crooked House? What next for Britain’s wonkiest pub? Call for rebuilding of famous pub after burglary, fire, and demolition
Evening Standard · Aug 9, 2023 MP questions whether police knew about demolition of historic ‘wonky’ pub gutted by fire Marco Longhi, MP for Dudley North, said the public were ‘extremely angry’ over the loss of The Crooked House pub
The Independent UK · Aug 9, 2023 MP questions whether police knew about demolition of historic pub gutted by fire Marco Longhi, MP for Dudley North, said the public were ‘extremely angry’ over the loss of The Crooked House pub.
The Independent UK · Aug 8, 2023 Timeline of Crooked House fire as ‘major questions’ remain over devastating blaze at Britain’s wonkiest pub The Crooked House was recently bought by private buyers for ‘an alternative use’
The Independent UK · Aug 8, 2023 Mayor calls for historic pub gutted by fire to be rebuilt ‘brick by brick’ Andy Street also said emergency services faced blocked access roads as they attempted to tackle the blaze at The Crooked House in Himley.
The Independent UK · Aug 8, 2023 Remains of landmark ‘Crooked House’ pub demolished two days after it was gutted by fire The Crooked House – known as ‘Britain’s wonkiest pub’ – was reduced to rubble despite a campaign for it to be rebuilt
The Independent UK · Aug 8, 2023 Remains of landmark pub demolished two days after it was gutted by fire The Crooked House – known as ‘Britain’s wonkiest pub’ – was reduced to rubble despite a campaign for it to be rebuilt.