Has burned down.
Very sad news.
https://www.expressandstar.com/news/...onic-building/
Has burned down.
Very sad news.
https://www.expressandstar.com/news/...onic-building/
Very sad but no surprise. I said to my wife when I heard it had been sold, how long before someone burns it down? They do this to listed buildings to save people trying to save them.
The pub was world famous, with Americans coming over to see it.
Marston's are a disgrace, Banks's used to be a great drink until Marston's took over and now it tastes nothing like it did.
I will never buy another Marston's product again, they are the Jeremy Peace of brewers.
Wasn’t Marstons itself taken over some years back? When I lived in Lichfield, Marstons Pedigree was an excellent beer, especially in the areas not too far from Burton; these days, it is akin to dishwater. As for the fire at The Crooked House, it s a tragedy but no surprise. Unprincipled developers will do anything to turn a profit, such a pity that we have to share the Earth’s air with such scum.
I thought this was about Jeremy Peace’s mansion in Jersey… 🤔
sad news. I remember my dad telling me it was one his favourites - he used to cycle there from Tipton in the 40s
5 days after someone buys it for redevelopment, it burns down bit dodgy I think.
I bought a grade 2 listed property (built 1653) and carried out extensive alterations to it. Knocked bathroom, WC, pantry and kitchen walls down (all horsehair plaster) to make one large kitchen/dining area. Took ceilings down in new kitchen and the lounge to expose oak beams and purlins, built staircase leading to a mezzanine in the lounge, installed two new bathrooms with Velux windows to mezzanine and bathrooms. Removed plaster to expose stone fireplaces in lounge and kitchen, removed plaster to expose original brick wall running through center of the property. Had to submit a detailed planning application with architects plans for what I intended to do, all got approved no problem. You can do what you want internally (within reason) as long as you've applied for permission, but they won't allow anything which alters the external appearance of the property (putting in UPVC windows or adding any extensions for example). Grade 1 is far more retstrictive, you normally can't do any alterations inside or out, but only 8% of listed buildings are in this category.
I only went there once back in the early 80’s and it was absolutely heaving with customers.
If it was no longer viable as as a business it should’ve been acquired for the Black Country Museum.
To lose a piece of history such as this is really scandalous.
The whole thing stinks.