The fire at Britain’s wonkiest pub
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The Times
3.9 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 18 August 2023
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
When The Crooked House pub near the West Midlands town of Dudley was consumed by fire and then demolished, much more was lost than just a quirky venue for a drink. Could the loss of yet another pub shine a light on something much bigger going on in Britain? And could it be rebuilt, brick by brick?
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Guest:
- Lucy Bannerman, News Feature Writer, The Times.
- Tom Rees, co-owner, The Carlton Tavern pub.
Host: Manveen Rana.
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| 0:36.0 | Honestly, I don't often get to work from the pub, |
| 0:40.0 | but there is genuinely a very good reason why I'm here. |
| 0:44.0 | At the Carlton Tavin, a weirdly new 100-year-old pub in Medavale. |
| 0:51.0 | Back in 2015, this pub was actually bulldozed by its new owners. |
| 0:57.0 | The locals were outraged and campaigned for six years |
| 1:01.0 | to have it rebuilt brick by brick. |
| 1:04.0 | And now, it's at the heart of the community again. |
| 1:08.0 | So the top of the fireplace was sort of reclaimed from the rubble |
| 1:12.0 | and then everything underneath it sort of matched in. |
| 1:18.0 | The reason I'm here is because people are asking |
| 1:21.0 | if the same thing should happen to another pub, |
| 1:24.0 | one that's captured the country's imagination, |
| 1:27.0 | the Crooked House pub in Himmley in the Staffordshire countryside. |
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