The Crooked House has burnt down!

[graculus]

That contract did you a lot of good..
https://www.expressandstar.com/news/property/2023/11/13/plant-hire-firm-that-supplied-excavator-for-crooked-house-demolition-enters-liquidation/

[Kim]

Looks like they're going to have to rebuild it https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-68414524

[Basil]

It requires the building to be built back to what it was prior to the fire.

I would imagine that it would be quite tricky to construct.

[Tom B]

How easy will it be to enforce the rebuild? What if ATE Farms finds itself having to declare bankruptcy?

[andrewc]

It requires the building to be built back to what it was prior to the fire.

I would imagine that it would be quite tricky to construct.

I'm sure Barratt or Persimmon could fall to the occasion....

[rogerzilla]

How easy will it be to enforce the rebuild? What if ATE Farms finds itself having to declare bankruptcy?

That seems extremely likely, but hopefully it will give the scrotes a suitably uncomfortable time.

[Gattopardo]

How easy will it be to enforce the rebuild? What if ATE Farms finds itself having to declare bankruptcy?

Has one of the directors already distanced themselves

[quixoticgeek]

Looks like they're going to have to rebuild it https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-68414524

Hahahaha hahahaha

J

[Kim]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cxx8wpgnk78o

I'm guessing that'll be a firm "No!" from Mr Prosser

[hellymedic]

The owners also said they were "not in any way responsible" for the fire which broke out on 5 August and destroyed a substantial part of the pub structure.

Yeah right!

[Asterix, the former Gaul.]

It requires the building to be built back to what it was prior to the fire.

I would imagine that it would be quite tricky to construct.

I'm sure Barratt or Persimmon could fall to the occasion....

It's an interesting problem since it's probable the structure was crooked from side to side and also front to back.  A set of carefully adapted spirit levels would probably be the answer.  And of course the plumbing and guttering...

The whole project could make an excellent tourist attraction.

[Giraffe]

The request to rebuild it in a better location is, IMO, reasonable. I've known, one way or another, of too many businesses failing due to initial interest followed by 'can't be bothered to go there'.

[hellymedic]

If it’s rebuilt in another location, it will be just another ticky-tacky plastic pub, lacking authenticity.

Getting out of Dudley to the Crooked House, made the trip a real outing.