'Devastating': local residents mourn demolition of Crooked House pub

The Crooked House pub in Staffordshire went up in flames nine days after being sold to new owners, and was bulldozed two days later. People gathered at the ruins to mourn the loss of the historic local. Police say they are treating the fire as arson, and the local council is investigating potential planning breaches after it was bulldozed without permission. It has also emerged that the excavator used to bulldoze the building was brought on site a week before the fire, according to Construction News. A petition has gained thousands of signatures calling for the pub to be rebuilt from scratch. Other plans by Crooked House owners have caused anger in Midlands Crooked House rebuild would be ‘very complicated and costly endeavour’