The Crooked House-3149
The Crooked House was built in 1765 and was originally a farmhouse. During the early 19th century, mining in the area caused one side of the building to begin gradually sinking; one side of the building is now approximately 4 feet (1.2 m) lower than the other.
It later (c. 1830) became a public house called the Siden House, siden meaning "crooked" in the local Black Country dialect. The building was later renamed the Glynne Arms after the local landowner, Sir Stephen Glynne, on whose land it stood.
The building was condemned as unsafe in the 1940s and was scheduled for demolition. Wolverhampton and Dudley Breweries purchased the pub and rescued it by making the structure safe using buttresses and girders so as to retain its lopsided appearance.
The building's leaning walls give rise to some optical illusions as with a gravity hill. These include glasses slowly sliding across "level" tables and a marble appearing to roll uphill.
The Crooked House-3149
The Crooked House was built in 1765 and was originally a farmhouse. During the early 19th century, mining in the area caused one side of the building to begin gradually sinking; one side of the building is now approximately 4 feet (1.2 m) lower than the other.
It later (c. 1830) became a public house called the Siden House, siden meaning "crooked" in the local Black Country dialect. The building was later renamed the Glynne Arms after the local landowner, Sir Stephen Glynne, on whose land it stood.
The building was condemned as unsafe in the 1940s and was scheduled for demolition. Wolverhampton and Dudley Breweries purchased the pub and rescued it by making the structure safe using buttresses and girders so as to retain its lopsided appearance.
The building's leaning walls give rise to some optical illusions as with a gravity hill. These include glasses slowly sliding across "level" tables and a marble appearing to roll uphill.