![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/devastated-locals-pinch-bricks-from-uks-wonkiest-pub-as-souvenirs-amid-arson-row/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/0_Crooked-House-pub-fire-1.jpg&description=The Crooked House in Himley, Staffordshire, was gutted over the weekend by the mystery blaze on Saturday, which police are treating as arson, before being demolished by diggers two days later Residents living near 'Britain's wonkiest pub' have been taking bricks as souvenirs after a fire burned down the boozer before it was demolished. The Crooked House in Himley, Staffordshire, was gutted over the weekend by the mystery blaze - which police say they are treating as arson. The remains were then knocked down by diggers, allegedly without council permission. The boozer was bought by entrepreneur Adam Taylor, 44, and his wife Carly, 34, days before the fire. Locals are fighting to protect the 18th Century building and some are calling for it to be rebuilt. Others have taken to social media to admit to pinching some keepsakes from the rubble. One person posted on Facebook: "I was saddened to see people taking 'souvenirs' from the site. "Maybe some of these bricks/signs etc could be taken to the Black Country Living Museum for safekeeping. Perhaps in the form of an exhibition as a tribute to the pub. At least they would be in one place." A second said: "PLEASE STOP taking anything away from the demolition site. It's giving out the wrong image when on national news we see people climbing over the rubble picking up and taking away bits and pieces as a souvenir. "This will stop people taking this criminal destruction and public desire to rebuild seriously. If you are taking souvenirs from the site, it makes me question your motivation to be at the site at all. It can't be rebuilt if parts of it are being removed. PLEASE STOP." 30 firefighters battled the blaze near Dudley on Saturday night, with the building then knocked down two days later. West Midlands police said in a statement: "Our investigation into a fire at the Crooked House on Himley Road last Saturday continues as we try to understand the circumstances, which we are now treating as arson." Mr Taylor - a plant hir){kind=link}
The Crooked House in Himley, Staffordshire, was gutted over the weekend by the mystery blaze on Saturday, which police are treating as arson, before being demolished by diggers two days later
Residents living near ‘Britain’s wonkiest pub’ have been taking bricks as souvenirs after a fire burned down the boozer before it was demolished.
The Crooked House in Himley, Staffordshire, was gutted over the weekend by the mystery blaze – which police say they are treating as arson. The remains were then knocked down by diggers, allegedly without council permission.
The boozer was bought by entrepreneur Adam Taylor, 44, and his wife Carly, 34, days before the fire. Locals are fighting to protect the 18th Century building and some are calling for it to be rebuilt.
Others have taken to social media to admit to pinching some keepsakes from the rubble. One person posted on Facebook: “I was saddened to see people taking âsouvenirs’ from the site.