It was one of Britain’s quirkiest and best-loved historic pubs, renowned for its ‘wonky’ appearance – so when it was illegally demolished soon after a mysterious fire there was international dismay.
But though later there seemed to be a happy ending when a furious judge ruled that it should be rebuilt brick by brick exactly as it was, three years on The Crooked House remains just a pile of bricks.
Drug paraphernalia, fly-tipped rubbish and weeds now proliferate among the ruins of the once hugely popular inn in the village of Himley, Staffordshire.
The 18th century pub was well known across the country
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