THE CROOKED HOUSE
The Crooked House is a public house and
restaurant in South Staffordshire, England.
Its name and distinctive appearance are the result of 19th century mining subsidence. One side of
the building is now approximately four feet lower than the other.
It stands in an isolated location close to Himley just off the B4176
road between Dudley and Telford, approximately
three miles from the nearest town centres of Sedgley and Dudley.
Although the entrance to the road leading to it lies within the West Midlands,
The Crooked House itself is located just within the South Staffordshire boundary.
History
The
Crooked house as it is now known was first built in 1765 as a farmhouse, it
later became a public house called the Siden House (Siden being Black Country dialect
for crooked). Its leaning effect is due to local mining in the 1800s when the
building was badly affected by subsidence, meaning that one side of the
building is now four feet lower than the other! It then became the Glynne Arms
named after Sir Stephen Glynne, on whose land it stood before being condemned
as unsafe in 1940s.
Thankfully this wonderful building
was rescued by Wolverhampton and Dudley Breweries when it was reinforced with
supporting buttresses and girders. Now known as The Crooked House it has become
a tourist attraction and is visited by thirsty travellers from all over the
world. The level floors combined with the leaning walls can create some very
intriguing optical illusions where glasses can slowly slide across tables and
you should ask to see the marble roll uphill.
We regularly have visitor who retell old tales and bring
photos in from the past please feel free to forward any and we will try and
pass these on to our many visitors.
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