The Crooked House

The Crooked House
The Crooked House (April 2023)
Location in Staffordshire
Former names	Glynne Arms
General information
Type	Pub
Address	Coppice Mill, Himley, Staffordshire, DY3 4DA
Coordinates	52°30′54″N 2°09′09″W / 52.5151°N 2.1524°W / 52.5151; -2.1524
Completed	1765
Opened	c. 1830 (as pub)
Closed	2023
Demolished	7 August 2023

The Crooked House was a pub in South Staffordshire, England. Its name and distinctive appearance were the result of 19th-century mining subsidence which caused one side of the building to be approximately 4 feet (1.2 m) lower than the other. It was known as "Britain's wonkiest pub", and optical illusions inside the building made objects appear to roll uphill.

Located in Himley in England's Black Country, the building was originally an 18th-century millhouse before it was converted into a pub in the 1830s. In July 2023, the pub closed and was sold to a quarrying and landfill business adjacent to the pub. The following month, the building was gutted in a fire and the new owners demolished it against the council's instructions. Criminal charges of arson with intent to endanger life have been brought against multiple people, and the landowner has been issued with an enforcement notice which requires them to reconstruct the building.