Comments on: The Leaning Pub of Himley

The Leaning Pub of Himley

jonson — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 23:16:04 -0800

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.

By: Abiezer

Abiezer — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 23:34:17 -0800

After the second pint of mild, it seems just fine though.

By: Eekacat

Eekacat — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 01:04:32 -0800

Damn, and too late to discover gravity!

By: MrMustard

MrMustard — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 01:12:22 -0800

Reminds me of this place.

By: parmanparman

parmanparman — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 01:12:23 -0800

been there. Great pub. Worth the hike.

By: Brittanie

Brittanie — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 01:47:09 -0800

Leaning tower of pilsner.

By: Acey

Acey — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 02:01:21 -0800

Wonder if Matt Groening ever went there.

By: Wolof

Wolof — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 02:23:07 -0800

I'm inclined to visit.

By: srboisvert

srboisvert — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 02:38:50 -0800

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.

By: Terminal Verbosity

Terminal Verbosity — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 06:25:19 -0800

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.

By: rom1

rom1 — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 07:43:21 -0800

Reminds me of th is place that I have visited many years ago... Barely possible to walk straight in there...

By: tommasz

tommasz — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 07:43:59 -0800

IN YR PUB FUXORING YR PERCEPSHUN

By: Abiezer

Abiezer — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 08:30:34 -0800

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!

By: fearfulsymmetry

fearfulsymmetry — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 15:15:46 -0800

It was featured in the tv adaptation of David Lodge's Nice Work