So so strange how much this happens to important listed buildings that obstruct developers from making a block of flats or a retail park.

Definitely last orders, fire was done on purpose that's how I see it.

Arson and profit

Strange it just got sold burns down a week later

the owners need jailing for this outrage

Councils in league with property developers, passing back handers and favours. The whole thing stinks

What I don't understand is how when a property becomes owned by property developers this kind of stuff happens? 1000's of years and nothing, but a property developer gets hold of it and it is burnt to the ground within weeks? I really can't put my finger on it.

Obviously some dodgy people involved. Will they be found and put in prison??

Hope the council refuse everything the developers apply for until they rebuild it as a public house

GREED.

If it's anything like Cardiff - flats will be built on the land and of course, the fire wasn't started deliberately to allow those flats to be built...

Deliberate, so developers can use the area.

Bought by a builder with permission for change of use, ie, building land, burned to the ground and demolished within 24 hours. It’s a scam, the builder should be in prison.

I don’t know how this arson happens time and time again, the legal system is a joke when a listed building usually a former pub is burnt to make way for eyesore slums or a new bloody Tesco.

They should be forced to rebuild it brick for brick exactly as it was. Something isn't right here... too many coincidences! If the greedy owner wants to build flats on it then THEY SHOULD BE BANNED FROM DOING SO FOREVER!!!

the demo crew needs to answer a lot of questions for one health and safety need to be there its an opened demo site

Hey it's even wonkier now.

Nothing fishy going on here 😂 nothing to see move along now please.

Insurance Job?

New buyers got rid of it to build a modern one

Definitely an insurance job...its been there for years through everything..then, a new company buys it and BAM 🔥... then before anyone can take a proper look pretty much a day or two later its fully demolished 🤔 This company never wanted an old wonky pub, they wanted the land with building permits. .and thats fine, they bought it...but at least be honest with the patrions who frequented it..🤷‍♀️.

It’s emerged the people who did this have done something similar elsewhere. They should be made to rebuild it brick by brick. Apparently the local mayor has called for it too. I hope the locals stay on this it’s an absolute disgrace.

wait, did that bloke say he had his first kid in the pub?😂

It was definitely unique. Question is: Why wasn’t ‘The Crooked House’ pub given listed-building [pun unindented] status? It’s strange that when an interesting or unique property is sold, something mysterious happens to it within hours or days after it is has been sold to a greedy property developer/owner.

Nice insurance job....🤔 lol

If it was wonky in the first place surely it could be wonkily rebuilt with all the wonky materials at hand .

Don’t panic a nice block of flats will follow soon

Did the new owners burn it down so they could build flats and rent them? Surely not.

A similar thing happened where I live. A dodgy councillor owned a large building that he wanted to convert into flats. They stopped the work because the roof was full of bats.The following night that suddenly set on fire. Burned to the ground, new plans were submitted for more expensive houses!.

I visited that pub in 2013.A big loss that. You won't get somewhere like that again.

Has nothing bad ever happened to these people? It was a dangerous, derelict building that's all.

Most likely be a new hotel for all the non english people coming here every day.

200 years old doing fine .. 1 month with new owners catches fire ... not suspicious at all

THIS is taking up news headlines.. what's the distraction?

Not really sure why this is national news when there are other bigger events at play. It's probably an insurance job or at least maybe it was something to do with the Dodgy construction; but regardless it's not headline worthy imo

I see eastern europe historical building removal technique reached UK. Clear case of setting it on fire to then claim it is unsafe and demolish it. Common occurrence where I live, with historical buildings. There is one sitting in high state of degradation for almost 15 years, after owner allowed for everything made of iron to be stolen and then set it on fire to have the wood beams destroyed. The brick walls survived and still standing, despite some earthquakes taking place. Authorities then mimicked trying to get the building out of the owners' hands. Once the walls fall, there is room for dozens of apartment buildings which will make the owner a very rich guy.

The new owner had been in a confrontation with the Brewery the previous owner about the access to a landfill site he owned, it does not take a great detective to work out what has probably gone on here

It's just a pub and a slanted one at that.

With todays building standards aren’t all new builds going up wonky houses? They’re definitely shonky houses!!

My guess is that alernative use will be a landfill site. ATE Farms is associated with the name Mrs Carly Taylor according to the listing on Company's House. Also associated with a company called Earl Shilton Recycling. Certainly worth digging into.

All the alkies are mourning, a sad day - Bloody hell, what would you do if you were a developer?

A wicked act and it shows the complete lack of morality some folk have .They disregard the law and the heritage of the country. Absolute Criminals

Council should CPO this land for £1

I maybe way off the mark but I can almost say the developer is of SE Asian heritage, a regular way around Bradford to beat planning and heritage restrictions, buy, burn then demolish in quick succession. Disgraceful 😢

I went there once...the place got me all seasick and I totally puked my ring up outside.

Marstons have allot to answer about selling to a family they've been in dispute with for year's over shared access road what the hell did they expect to happen

That couple are romantics "this is where we had our first baby". Up against wall job i reckon.

A mechanical digger wow very serious

So sad me and Kathy Bailey went there long ago

So on the day the fire happened they had booked a band called Gasoline and matches to play.. What are the odds?! Not even a joke, what are the odds

Misread this as "...w@nkiest pub"

Burned to the Ground by people who don’t frequent it or want it there

Terribly sad 😞 memories it carried. But obviously too unsafe & not cost effective to re~built or replace! Sad though!

How stupid people can be is beyond us all

Build another one

Foundations set for lavish flats

False news. The brewery sold it as no locals was going in there. It was empty 90% of the week and only really tourists at the weekends during summer. The locals wasn't bothered about the place when it was there, now they're gathered in their millions. I see a few people in the upload, wanting their 5 minutes of fame.

We know who's behind this now... there's a lot of angry people around. I wouldn't like to be in the Taylor's shoes.

It was a pile of standing rubble anyways so best it came down haha

Time for a new mosque.

Its just a building ffs 😂😂 people these days

Sold to new owners last month (ATE Farms Ltd / Carly Taylor). Local council refuses permission to demolish. Burns down 2 weeks later. Fire engines prevented from getting near the pub. Tonight, in a VERY short episode of Sherlock Holmes .........

I can't wait to have a pint there. The atmosphere looks incredible.

Likely made room for migrants

This is the most obvious Insurance Job I have ever seen LOL

The insurance company shouldn't pay out becauce of insurance scam, and future building plans stoped until the criminals are found and dealt with

Any building of such social impact should have been listed.

Do the same thing when the developer starts building ..

Insurance scam

A insurance job

“This was a very organised manoeuvre the access to the old period property was blocked. Then the fire happened and emergency services could not get through”

Why was it demolished so fast after the fire? To hide the fact it was arson!

How many times have we seen this happen before. Of course the greedy developers will not be prosecuted….they never are !

We had our first kid here?? Does he mean she gave birth in there?

wa wa wa, get over it, build flats and give people homes.

Mourners ????😅😅😅😅 You guys need a sense a perspective......

Blatant criminal land developers they should be ordered to rebuild it!!!

Absolutely awful what has happened.

🤣🤣🤣

How very British Mourning the loss of a dear old pub

Force them to rebuild it and jail and massive fines for the guilty

Demolished before fire investigators can determine the cause? Jail!

I.N.S.U.R.A.N.C.E J.O.B. Owners a crooked as the house was....

This stinks it’s so wrong, and very , what this country has become, unfortunately the new people who own the site will getaway with it .

Lol "mourners". Grow up.

I hope they prosecute everyone involved to the last letter of the law. If they honestly thought they’d get away with this cheap insurance job, they’re fools.

Absolute disgrace, developers are obviously scum of the earth but it’s ultimately the councils and local governments fault for not protecting local history, as usual

A bit of Jewish lightning I see.

should be a automatic 30 year ban on any form of use of the land and also those that demolished it fined £50k .Someone in the council is on the take :-)

does anyone know who purchased the land and who the developers are? nothing like a bit of bad publicity to bankrupt them

Hhahahaha congratulations

If it was listed there will be big problems

this stinks. Something's bent here.

Oh well,After all it was quite an old Building,Nothing lasts for ever,After whats been done to it,Best clean up all the rubble,Level the ground,Build a fresh new pub there,Be more better to have level building this time,Not a wonky Pub,Can still keep the beer garden ect and whats ever else is left to the place,Could recycle a lot of them bricks,Also save some costs as well

Insurance job.

Insurance job

As a bricklayer currently inbetween jobs, give me a shout I'll get it back up for the right price 👷‍♂️👍

Some kind of insurance job has happened here

now student flats can go up lol

wonder how much the property developer had the pub insured for It's funny how the access road to the pub was blocked by a load of rubble from fly-tippers. to stop the fire engines arriving early enough to save the pub, which meant it burnt so bad that it had to be demolished, Now the property developer that bought the white elephant, Has a very valuable plot of Land, That he can do with as he likes, If he can get away with all the questions he will be asked, About how lucky he was that the pub burnt down, And the only access road was blocked, So the fire engines couldn't get there, Somebody needs to look into this situation, It seems very fishy to me, Coincidences like that just don't happen.