CAMRA has condemned a suggestion by the owner of the demolished Crooked House (above), relocating the pub to another site, as ‘outrageous’.

The suggestion follows an order by the local council that the Himley pub should be rebuilt after it was demolished following a fire.

CAMRA pub and club campaigns director Gary Timmins said: “The suggested plan to rebuild the demolished Crooked House pub on a completely different site is nothing short of outrageous. The deliberate destruction of the Crooked House was an abhorrent stain upon the UK’s pub history, and CAMRA welcomed the news that the owners were handed an enforcement notice to rebuild the iconic pub.

“The proposal to simply move the Crooked House’s location for convenience is laughable, showing a complete disregard for pub heritage. CAMRA continues to call for government to implement stronger planning policies, so similar incidents of unlawful demolition can never happen again in the future.”