An investigation continues into the destruction of the celebrated and unusual pub building near Dudley.
Questions need to be answered following the destruction of a celebrated 18th Century building in a fire, says the mayor of the West Midlands.
An investigation was launched by Staffordshire Police and the fire service to determine the cause of the blaze.Last month, it was confirmed the previous owners, Marston's, had sold the popular Black Country landmark to a private buyer.The Crooked House 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.
It was built in 1765 as a farmhouse but, due to mining in the area during the early 19th Century, one side of the building began to sink.Thousands of people signed a petition in the hope of keeping it as a pub.Former Labour MP for Dudley North, Lord Ian Austin, an independent peer, tweeted that it emerged during Saturday's events the "lane to the pub" was "apparently blocked". Such circumstances appeared to be corroborated by comments from a firefighter.
A petition initially against the sale of the building was turned into a campaign to restore it, said local Paul Turner.
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