Five Birmingham pubs that have been destroyed by fires in the last five years

The Crooked House in Himley, Dudley, isn’t the only pub to have been decimated by fires in Birmingham and the West Midlands

On Saturday night, August 5, beloved Black Country pub the Crooked House was gutted by fire, leaving the 18th-century building little more than a burned-out shell.

Less than 48 hours later, bulldozers had reduced it to a pile of bricks and mortar.

The iconic pub in Himley, Dudley - dubbed ‘Britain’s wonkiest pub’ - was severely damaged by the fire over the weekend. The lopsided West Midlands landmark was dubbed ‘Britain’s wonkiest pub’ and was a much loved far and wide.

The incident has prompted an investigation by the police and fire services to establish the cause of the blaze.

A petition was launched calling for it to be rebuilt at the Black Country Living Museum, however, the museum has ruled this out. The Crooked House is not the first pub in the region to go up in flames and is unlikely to be the last.

In the wake of the tragic blaze on Saturday, we take a look at five pubs across Birmingham that have met a fiery demise over the years.

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