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The Crooked House

The leaning brick facade, roof and windows of the Crooked House pub near Himley, photographed in October 2015.
Artwork FileHimley, England

The Crooked House

GoneAug 2023

Brick farmhouse converted to a public house · Himley, England

Photo: Richard Vince (CC BY-SA 2.0), 2015-10-10.

The Crooked House began as a farmhouse in 1765 and later became a public house near Himley. Mining subsidence lowered one side by about four feet, creating its famous lean. Fire gutted the pub on 5 August 2023; the remaining structure was demolished two days later. Source Source Source Reported

Gone Aug 2023 — evidence dated 2023-08-07. Based on the linked report; this is not the date the photograph was taken. Source Reported

💡 4 things to know

  1. Farmhouse firstThe building was erected in 1765 before its conversion to a public house. Source Reported
  2. Mining changed its shapeNineteenth-century mining subsidence made one side settle roughly four feet. Source Reported
  3. Engineered to surviveWolverhampton and Dudley Breweries rescued and reinforced the unsafe building in the 1940s. Source Reported
  4. Lost in 2023Fire gutted the pub on 5 August 2023, and the remaining structure was demolished on 7 August. Source Reported

📍 Where it is

Crooked House Lane, Himley · Himley, England Source Checked

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🗓️ Sightings

  1. 1765

    Farmhouse built

  2. c. 1830

    Converted to a public house

  3. 1940s

    Reinforced after being condemned unsafe

  4. 201510 Oct

    Photographed by Richard Vince

  5. 20237 Aug

    Fire and demolition

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🗞️ In the sources

Himley Parish CouncilUndated

Himley Village

“Its leaning effect is due to local mining in the 1800s”

The parish attributes the lean to mining subsidence.

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The Georgian Group2023-08-08

The Crooked House at Himley

“a building celebrated for its quirky distinctiveness, its imperfection rather than its conventional beauty”

The heritage body described why the pub mattered locally.

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✅ The facts

Built
1765 Source Checked
Original use
Farmhouse Source Checked
Pub conversion
Around 1830 Source Reported
Cause of lean
Mining subsidence Source Reported
Drop on one side
About four feet Source Reported
Structural rescue
Rescued and reinforced by Wolverhampton and Dudley Breweries in the 1940s Source Reported
Status
Gutted by fire 5 August 2023; demolished 7 August Source Checked

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