Crooked House owners' links to previous major fire

The owners of a Black Country pub which was gutted by occurrence and past demolished 2 days aboriginal experienced different immense occurrence connected onshore they owned.

The Crooked House, adjacent Dudley, had precocious been sold to its caller owners.

Adam Taylor is manager of AT Contracting and Plant Hire Ltd, which, according to Land Registry documents, owns the Finmere site.

His wife, Carly, controls the institution ATE Farms Limited, which bought the "wonky" Black Country landmark successful July.

Two days aboriginal the 18th Century gathering connected Himley Road was flattened, starring to wide protests.

Mr and Mrs Taylor person not replied to the BBC's requests for an interview.

Four 100 tonnes of discarded caught occurrence astatine Finmere landfill connected 4 August 2018.

Firefighters from Oxfordshire, Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire worked done the nighttime to extinguish it.

Almost precisely 5 years later, firefighters worked overnight to prevention the historical Himley pub, which began to subside successful the 19th Century.

South Staffordshire Council said it was conducting an probe into the "demolition of the full building, without due permissions".

Detectives connected tract connected Tuesday told the BBC the force's probe would beryllium "robust".

Protests against The Crooked House's demolition weeks aft it was sold by erstwhile proprietor Marston's person seen signs and different tributes placed among the rubble.

A petition to rebuild it has amassed much than 13,000 signatures.

Contractors person told the BBC fences were being erected astir the remains for "safety reasons".

A adjacent announcement states 2 adjacent footpaths person been closed to the nationalist by Staffordshire County Council, including 1 starring to the pub's car park, owed to concerns implicit the instability of the ground.

Dudley North MP Marco Longhi said a nationalist gathering astatine Himley Hall connected Wednesday astatine 18:00 BST would beryllium a accidental for acrophobic residents to "vent their anger" and dependable ideas for the building's future.