Can the Crooked House be rebuilt?

7 March 2024
An eighteenth century farmhouse turned pub that is crooked

How do you go about rebuilding something that has slipped, over many generations, into the crater of a decommissioned mine shaft, becoming 'Britain's wonkiest pub'?

Rebuilding the Imperfections

South Staffordshire Council has ordered the owners of Britain’s wonkiest pub to recreate it as it was before its unlawful demolition. Liz Smith explains how it could be approached for Building Design Magazine.

With the salvaged bricks there will need to be a careful process of reviewing their potential for reuse, both for restoration authenticity and sustainability reasons, Smith says. “It is likely that much of what was rescued will be reusable, or at least used to inform the process and details of reconstruction.

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