The Crooked House pub, once known as 'Britain's wonkiest pub', is demolished two days after a fire.
Former Labour MP for Dudley North, Lord Ian Austin, an independent peer, tweeted it emerged during Saturday's events the "lane to the pub" was "apparently blocked".The owners of the building would be spoken to as part of inquiries, police have said.The property was a popular attraction in the West Midlands for decades after Wolverhampton and Dudley Breweries bought it and converted it into a pub in the 1940s.
Visitors flocked to see the distinctive building and witness the illusion of coins and marbles appearing to roll uphill along the bar. Marston's listed it for sale in March with a guide price of £675,000. The move was met with a public petition to keep the site as a pub.The company said it was "shocked and disappointed" to learn about the fire at the pub
A site inspection was being carried out on Monday, Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service said on Monday afternoon. "We know the significance that the building has within the local community and we are working alongside our colleagues in the police to investigate what happened," a spokesperson said.Det Insp Richard Dancey, of Staffordshire Police, said: "This incident has caused a great deal of speculation locally and we understand the significance of the building within the local community.
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