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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Matthew Cooper

Remains of Crooked House pub fenced off as arson inquiry continues

Work has begun to fence off the remains of the Crooked House pub, more than a week after its burnt-out shell was demolished following a suspected arson attack.

Workers at the site in Himley, near Dudley, West Midlands, said the immediate area was being sealed off with fencing for safety reasons, following protests against the pub’s destruction which saw signs and other tributes placed among the rubble.

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