The Leaning Pub of Himley
September 27, 2007 11:16 PM Subscribe
The Crooked House is a pub in the UK's West Midlands built on coal mining land. Severe subsidence over time caused a 15 degree shift from the left wall to the right. Faced with the choice of repairing the damage or abandoning the structure, the owners took a different tack - buttresses now hold the building in place, and it remains at a permanent slant. Higher resolution photos here. Via.
been there. Great pub. Worth the hike.
posted by parmanparman at 1:12 AM on September 28, 2007
posted by parmanparman at 1:12 AM on September 28, 2007
I'm inclined to visit.
posted by Wolof at 2:23 AM on September 28, 2007 [3 favorites]
posted by Wolof at 2:23 AM on September 28, 2007 [3 favorites]
I wonder if they special insurance since it seems like a stumble factory.
It's in my backyard so maybe some day I will check it out.
posted by srboisvert at 2:38 AM on September 28, 2007
It's in my backyard so maybe some day I will check it out.
posted by srboisvert at 2:38 AM on September 28, 2007
That struck me as a source of some really interesting photos but finding the ones in your links leaning (haw haw) the other way, I did a quick flickr search. While none of these will grace the cover of National Geographic, it turns out the UK is chockablock with crooked structures.
posted by Terminal Verbosity at 6:25 AM on September 28, 2007
posted by Terminal Verbosity at 6:25 AM on September 28, 2007
Reminds me of this place that I have visited many years ago... Barely possible to walk straight in there...
posted by rom1 at 7:43 AM on September 28, 2007
posted by rom1 at 7:43 AM on September 28, 2007
it turns out the UK is chockablock with crooked structures
I feared for a moment you were referring to the funding of political parties in the Mother of Parliaments, sirrah!
posted by Abiezer at 8:30 AM on September 28, 2007
I feared for a moment you were referring to the funding of political parties in the Mother of Parliaments, sirrah!
posted by Abiezer at 8:30 AM on September 28, 2007
It was featured in the tv adaptation of David Lodge's Nice Work
posted by fearfulsymmetry at 3:15 PM on September 28, 2007
posted by fearfulsymmetry at 3:15 PM on September 28, 2007
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