The Crooked House

[Omegstrat6]

Really hope that it does happen, although I still think it a pity that it could not have been rebuilt at the BCM which would have perhaps better ensured it's continued survival. It could still have operated as a pub there and would have given more visitors the opportunity to experience it's unique qualities. To rebuild it in situ may be historically important but what happens once it's re-built? Who takes it over or maintains it? It would be nice to see it become a popular and successful pub again but that won't be easy to achieve.

[regis80]

Just imagine putting on your CV that you built a crooked house.. to not ever get hired again.

[Calgarybaggy]

I grew up in Gornal Wood so as a child the Crooked House was only a short bicycle ride away. I was saddened to hear of its destruction. However, it was located at the end of a windy, narrow road next to an old quarry in the middle of nowhere with not much else around it. Maybe that's changed since then but I would still much prefer to see it rebuilt at somewhere like the Black Country Museum where it can be seen and appreciated by many more people. That would seem like a win-win for everyone involved - the public gets easier access to a truly remarkable old building that is symbolic of the Black Country and its coal mining history, and the landowner gets to do what it wants with the land without having to figure out what to do with a building it so obviously didn't want in the first place. If its got to be rebuilt anyway, then why not?