The Crooked House by barbarajoy

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The Crooked House

Considered rather a secret in The Midlands, this pub is to be found at the end of an overgrown side road in Staffordshire, close to Himley Hall, one of our favourite places for walking. We were told of its whereabouts by a friendly neighbour.

"Built in 1765 it was originally a farmhouse. Mining in the area in the 19thC caused subsidence and now one side is considerably lower than the other. It later became a public house named Siden House (siden meaning crooked in local Black Country dialect)" - Wikipedia

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janescottcumming		13-Mar-2016 20:29
Great name for this place!

Yvonne		11-Mar-2016 10:03
...and how was Bank's Ales Barbara? What an interesting story and shot.. v

Helen Betts		11-Mar-2016 07:05
That is certainly interesting, although not sure I'd want to be drinking in there. V.

Gill Kopy		11-Mar-2016 02:13
Love it ! Amazing how the Brits have adapted old (and often crooked) buildings to modern standards. V

bill friedlander		11-Mar-2016 00:22
The carpenters did a good job with the door and window frames.

laine		10-Mar-2016 23:09
I would walk a crooked mile for that :)

Long Bach Nguyen		10-Mar-2016 20:35
very cool shot and really nice job on showing the unevenness of the place

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