The landfill company that bought the building should rebuild the pub out of their own pockets. Bunch of crooks.

Let’s hope that Andy sticks with this and makes it happen. Don’t let these criminals prosper from this situation.

The people who had just bought the pub when it was destroyed need to be named in all these stories.

We must fight to save our traditions. Support your local community pubs.

It's British history man the building has has stood for 260 years, this is important, we should never let our history be destroyed

Let the la acquire it as a compulsory purchase order for £1 and fine the current owners an amount equivalent to the rebuild costs

NOT the first time these people have done this!!

This sounds very promising. I'm sure that most British natives fully support this rebuild.

"A nation that forgets its past has no future." -Winston Churchill

Put the owners in prison , its a disgrace ,

Most odd (NOT) about the "fire of The Crooked House" pub, soooo soon after it was sold!☹️☹️☹️. Very similar action was taken on a historic pub opposite where I live. Called the Halfway House for a reason - halfway between London and Oxford on the A40. All of a sudden, the back of it was "demolished", with historic front kept, then that was taken down and a most monstrous block of flats that look like prison blocks built instead, with the owners saying "oh we didn't know it had historic protection". A useless local government we had then and unfortunately still there!🤬🤬🤬🤬

At the very least, the local council should refuse ALL land development applications. Whatever the use is to be.

If they didn’t want that pub they could have given it to the Black Country Living Museum who would have taken that building brick by brick and built it on the Museum land just outside Dudley. Instead they chose to burn down a much loved building to build crap modern flats. Whoever did this should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.

This happened to an ancient pub close to us and the developers who bought it have been ordered by the courts to rebuild it exactly as it was.

What's the bets that this will have a load of different companies hiding and protecting the owners. They will simply try and liquidate the company to avoid any further financial involvement or liability, now that they have been caught out! This story has a very bad smell and needs a robust response and outcome.

Well said keep fighting for our heritage.

So so sad such an iconic pub and landmark for the midlands. I hope with everyone from the midlands getting together to support the mayor with rebuilding this pub brick by brick so that generations can love and respect it . The police need to lock up whoever is responsible for the demolition of the famous crocked house that hopefully will rise again.

We must rebuild our England. And rid ourselves of those who wish us destroyed yet are happy to take the tax money we work hard to earn to make this country better for our children

Let’s hear who owns it and let’s find who has helped them destroy our heritage!

The point is potentially multiple criminal offences have been committed here. It is right to set an example with this one. If found guilty, then land should be taken off them, by compulsory purchase. Prison sentences also. Yes, I am living very close by to where The Crooked house was, and yes i am devastated for the loss of this amazing and unique building. Also sad for all the locals which this meant so much to them about their heritage. I fell in love with this quirky little place when i first went there 13 years ago when i moved to the Black country, my now Husband so excited to take me to The Crooked house, and later on we had our wedding there. You can only really understand what a loss it is unless you've been there. So i hope this comes to fruition, although it will never be the same, the example must be set.

Why did they quickly illegally demolish the brick building shell??? That's almost worse than the fire.

Very sad seeing this whole debacle unfold and delighted to hear that the local authority appears to be taking it seriously and looking at a rebuild. There are so many hundreds of similar cases around the country, perhaps not with such quirky heritage buildings, that local authorities almost appear to be complicit. How many shabby seafront hotels are conveniently destroyed by arson to facilitate shiny new apartment blocks? No action is ever taken. Fingers crossed for the rebuild of the ‘Crooked House’.

I didn't know the demolition was booked before the house was burned down.

There’s too much destruction of historical buildings in Britain in the name of ‘progress’, any building almost certain to be replaced by an eyesore of modern ‘design’. I hope this pub does get rebuilt and the criminals who destroyed it should be jailed as an example to greedy developers.

Another sad heritage loss, but better to see money spent in investigating the loss and possible succesfull prosecution rather than "brick by brick" rebuild. Devellopers need to know there are serious consequences when listed buildings, trees etc are illegaly moved.

Disgraceful. Politician councils and mayors asleep at the wheel our heritage not protected in uk

This is as important as Farrage v Coutts. Well done, enforce honesty and integrity and re-build.

Rebuilding it will never be the same. No doubt with our soft leftie judges they will get a slapped wrist told not to do it again.

Someone needs to pay a price for this ……prison

custodial sentences must be handed out - asap

This seems to be dodgy. I hope the truth will out! Too much is at stake and we value our heritage.

Whether they manage to rebuild it to the exact same quirky condition that it was, I am pleased that they at least want to try. I grew up in a small country village, the Horse and Groom pub was the focal point of the community. Heart goes out to the locals and pundits. 😢

Similar efforts occur in Melbourne Australia - where pubs on valuable land “accidentally burn down” freeing up developers to build apartments

I'm sure the criminals that did this will have the funds to make do the consequences of their crime.

When idiots set fire to the listed house and then bulldozed it, Should be made to pay for every brick put back that they took out.. It was not just their house, It was everyones to enjoy, Not now tho, These Bams must pay back the community they trashed

Good for you Andy. People shouldn’t be allowed to get away with this obvious criminal act.

i hope they not only build it back but really punish those who were responsible for its destruction. For those who want to see the pub as it was there is a You Tuber called ''Very Nearly Interesting''' who did a video about this very pub a few months ago Fascinating place.

I went to this pub twice (i live about 2 hours away in Derbyshire), i had a fantastic meal the second time. Very quirky place. I do hope they rebuild, like with the Wellington, and sinclairs in Manchester. ❤

It seems it was possibly an oft repeated insurance scam.

It was supported but there was a mysterious break in and Marston breweries told the landlord not to open up intill repairs were completed. The access road to the pub was littered with rubbish from the tip next door tip.

The way they built houses now,there have no trouble building it as pissed as you like

Excellent interview. Informative, relevant and courteous. Well done GBNews.

Here is a list of some of the pubs in the local area that have burnt down in recent history (earliest is 2006, I think, but most are much more recent). They are all within 20 miles radius of The Crooked House. Some may be genuine accidents and not all were missed by the locals, being derelict or eyesores. Others were much loved but inconveniently in the way. I'm not implying anything, other than this seems kind of a common occurrence. Does anyone else know of any more? (In the local area, list all those in the UK and there would be thousands...) The Tayleur Arms in Longdon upon Tern, near Wellington Swan pub at Waters Upton (Now houses) The Vine, Lichfield Road, Aston (Arson) The Ravenscroft, Small Heath (Plans for care home) The Bagot Arms, Erdington (now a block of flats) Pudding and Pint, Oscott (now houses) The Farcroft, Handsworth (Fire damaged and derelict) The Kingstanding pub, Kingstanding. (Soon to be an ALDI) The Merrivale, Oldbury.(Badly fire damaged and now derelict) The Queens Head, Smethwick (Now Houses). Ring o' Bells, Yardley (Now houses) The Crown and Cushion, Yardley (Now 100 apartment development) The Harlscott, Shrewsbury (Arson) The Countess's Arms, Western Heath (Arson) The Bromford, Bromford Road (Now a care home) The Anchor Inn, Brownhills (Arson. To be replaced by care home)

Rebuilding as it was can easily be done, but the unique nature of its “crooked” stance will mean employing specialist expertise, techniques, and materials costing hundreds of thousands of pounds more that a “straight” building occupying the same footprint, with the same internal layout… It wouldn’t feel the same.. But it would be a monument to the cultural heritage it represents, and should the current owners be found guilty of having demolished it or having been responsible for it being demolished illegally, it will send a strong message to morally bereft property developers throughout the U.K. that attempting to subvert the system for profit is counter productive..

Its disgusting that this happened, but if he thinks that its going to be rebuilt, he's living in a dream world.

The crooked pub was in south staffs , not in andy street jurisdiction

It’s an insurance job clearly.

The crime scene was not cordoned off and there was zero police presence. I went to see this site as I live locally. People were climbing all over the rubble and the the 2 PCS0,s on duty there did diddly squat to stop the naughty kids who were tearing up the wooden bridge and throwing it in the streams. We voiced our concerns concern about the kids conduct and were told to go home.

When the "backhanders" go out everything will be forgotten.

should have been protected years ago via listed building status and conservation order note to council start protecting our heritage now.

With the poor quality of todays tradesmen. It shouldn’t be a problem to build it crooked again!

If it was so important why wasn't it patronised and profitable? Very fishy-sold /burnt/demolished in 2 weeks!?

They will cry racism and there will be luxury flats before you know it 🙈🙈

The did it to The Earl of Leicester pub in Norwich . Bootiful building and they knocked it down and years later the Local Authority still haven’t allowed anything to be built on this site !

No development until its resolved. There are consequences for arrogance such as this which isnt new and happening routinely all over. Most seem to get away with it...but not allowing work continuing focuses minds. No promises to rebuild but upfront designs with cash for reconstruction to likeness. Reconstruct pub first before all else! Can be done unless head of local party in cohorts with developer....again not unknown? Dont let them off the hook!

Isn't it strange that some people think they can do anything they want ,they should be prosecuted

Prosecute the digger driver, the digger opperator and fine and imprison those who engineered it

Thats a lot of bricks to wire brush and re palletise and wrap. All slates must be cleaned and graded. And re stacked in wooden crates. It saves time and space, and builders handle like new material saving costs eventually.

"We do have to respect the police enquiry" is where I stopped listening to what he had to say. We all know, nothing is going to come of this. Whoever did this disgraceful act has already got away with it. He sounded so patronising the more he waffled on. What a fake.

I'd like to know the name of the owner when it went on fire.

They should make the owners pay for its total rebuild otherwise the consequences should be very dire for them

I had no idea this occurred! My folks went there a when they were last back in the UK. A sad loss to the community, as are all structures from history that either succumb through time, or torment! IF, it was done without permission, and more than likely, an 'accidental' fire, then the owners should be prosecuted. As for rebuilding it on 'private' land, well that is another issue. But the owners, most likely either a corporation or developer, should be heavily scrutinized. I just came across another video before posting, and I was right, it was bought by a real estate business, which also owns land adjoining. Intentional act, in order to build a housing estate and make millions! There is precedent for rebuilding historical buildings, as it has been done for many years, such as at Avoncroft Museum, just outside my old hometown of Bromsgrove, Worcs. I admit, the 'replication' will be immensely difficult, and expensive(as these kind of building are 'demolished' in a planned process, which is why the owners/perpetrators should be burdened with the expense. There have been many cases like this in the past, in order to 'bypass' regulations, including my hometown of Adelaide, South Australia, when many years ago, the old ABC 'heritage' listed building was 'accidentally' hit with a crane and wrecking ball, to the extent that the building was made unsafe, and had to be demolished, and no actions were taken to prosecute anyone. It is sad enough just to see old pubs shut down, and if not turned into houses, demolished after many years of falling into disrepair. But ones so iconic, to be a tourist attraction, well the Council and Government should be more protective at the start.

New forest district council allowed a huge greenhouse to rear of my home. Owner had consent to install wood chip boiler. Sadly thick smoke goes into my garden & inside my home & council refused to serve enforcement order! Now im condemned to slow death via inevitable lung cancer!

Doubt the fire was accidentally.

They made a total cock up with this 😂 they thought people would let it go and say nothing 😂

The owners should go to prison for this and force them to have the building rebuilt

Make them pay for it too...

I hope Andy follows this up

Perhaps rebuilding could include using young aspiring people who would like a career in building and design. Feel sure there be quite a few near Dudley.

Why have the owners not been named and shamed they should be banned from buying anywhere else

A fantastic mayor

Private property on private land....GOV funding-- public money ???

insurance job

Can we have the Leopard rebuilt in Stoke too. Oldest pub in the Pots that went the same way.

100% deliberate.

Obviously dodgy goings on with the owners, the question is, do they know the right people to pay off to get away with it.

I hope they can rebuild the pub ,, take my hat off to Andy hope he stick to his plane 👍 I lived in the Black Country Coseley I emigrated to New Zealand 20 years ago and feel a great loss of a iconic building gone, will be following with interest of the process

As long as it’s not taxpayers money.

Something like this happened where I live in Germany. There was a house that was a site of historic interest and had been empty for many years. Surprisingly, a fire broke out and destroyed the house. Eventually the rubble was cleared away. It looks suspicious because new houses were built quite recently next this old house. 🤔

Someone needs to be jailed for this.

Make the people who gave the permission to knock this pub down pay for the re-build!

I've been there several times over the years. This needs to be prosecuted to the highest level. And needs rebuilding end of. Current technology should enable this.

The attack on British culture is multipronged, I don't shoot but find it appalling the way shooting is being destroyed. Grouse shooting plays a huge part of rural economies all over Britain. The conservation aspects of moorland management is being ignored. Wild fires will destroy moorland in the future from lack of management with climate change being blamed.

Of course full investigations need to take place to confirm what we already know...

I,m thinking it would be best rebuilt at the Black Country museum, I know plenty will disagree but the museum as become a wonderful place that contains and protects our heritage.

It’s not in the Black Country, or Birmingham it’s in Staffordshire 😢 the pub was a dump you only visited once, if someone from foreign area visited once, then left embarrassed

Absolutely ❤ they should also look into many many other cases of mystery fires and then hasty demolition to graded or historic locations 😢

What about Arson and renting the bulldozer to demolished it without planning permission ????? Why police is not properly investigating

The Crooked House was Dudley’s equivalent of the leaning tower of Pisa.

Andy doesn’t look like he could carry a hod of bricks. I’m looking forward to watching him in action.

Support your pubs, if the brewery puts them up for sale create a community group and buy them up, or watch them turned in to Indian restaurants, flats or demolished. Indigenous culture is critical even though our government tells us you are waycist for wanting to preserve your country's unique identity.

Energy support is only a sticking plaster. Instability in gas prices are here to stay as governments continue to support the closure of other forms of reliable energy sources (Germany just closed 3 remaining nuclear power plants and UK government has failed to give long term support to coal back-up power generation). This leaves us dependant on ever increasing volumes of unreliable sources of electricity generation and consequentially an increasing reliance on back-up gas to keep the lights on. Sunack is mostly gesture signaling by agreeing to 100 more licences for North Sea oil and gas exploration whilst keeping in place the 70% windfall tax on the same companies. If he were serious about encouraging UK energy security he would have removed the windfall tax at the same time. He would also support maintaining several coal-powered power stations to spread the risk and he would support fracking. The Conservative government energy policies have left us ever more dependant on imported electricity and gas and their punitive taxation and electricity generation pricing agreements have resulted in UK citizens paying 10X more for electricity than the Chinese do. Our electricity is now probably the most expensive in the world and we actually now pay more than the Germans do. As we become more and more dependant on unreliables, the costs will continue to rise along with the inevitable instability that will follow sooner or later. This was all entirely predictable. A government funded study in 2019 predicted our electricity would end up costing 3 to 4 X what it did in 2018 and that was BEFORE the totally predictable Ukraine crises. This government have swopped reliable, affordable energy with the unaffordables that are part of their "green dream".

dont let the bastards get away with it

In my town Lidl bought an old pub, & they were told the frontage of their new store MUST incorporate the frontage. Two week after the sale the pub was burnt down???

It's not his property how can he rebuild it?

What is the point in rebuilding The Crooked House in its original location? One of the reasons why it was sold by Marstons was because it was in a remote location, in the middle of a landfill, vulnerable to burglary (it was burgled and ransacked about a month before it sold), to get to it involved driving down a rutted track, past rubbish stacked in lay-bys- there was a reason why the pub was failing…….why not make the ‘owners’ re-build it closer to the centre of a community, so at least it has a chance at surviving as a going concern!

You cannot rebuild an otherwise failed structure, especially brick by brick because that place was basically propped up by a massive solid buttresses on the ends. It was too late when it was burning, and it would of had to come down anyway. This is absolutely peak pearl clutching, especially when so much culture has already been destroyed without so much as a WORD never mind a protest. Prosecute them for arson in court and aim for a custodial sentence.

If they can rebuild the Cutty Sark from little more than a Swan Vesta then I'm sure it can be done, but just because you can it doesn't mean you should. Our vainglorious politicians (and public figures) are always looking for pet projects like this to be associated with, but wouldn't it be nice if rather than p*ssing time, effort and money away on things like this they actually improved the lots of everyday people. It's not a simple either or, but let's not be under any illusions here. This is a vanity project.

Andy street should not pay for the rebuilding of that famous landmark. The criminals who had burnt it down must be made to pay for the rebuilding of it! The evidence should point to the culprits. Who had an interest in the removal of the building? Who obstructed and paid for those to obstruct the access to emergency services? This is an extremely criminal act in my opinion! Perhaps the business should be automatically made to pay for the rebuilding of the public house!

❤ let's get this rebuild brick by brick pls it's not just a pub it's different from all around the world we need ot back ❤❤❤❤