{"id":118692,"date":"2023-10-02T22:44:09","date_gmt":"2023-10-02T22:44:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogcamlodipine.com\/?p=118692"},"modified":"2023-10-02T22:44:09","modified_gmt":"2023-10-02T22:44:09","slug":"second-wonky-pub-torched-just-minutes-from-crooked-house-in-suspected-arson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogcamlodipine.com\/world-news\/second-wonky-pub-torched-just-minutes-from-crooked-house-in-suspected-arson\/","title":{"rendered":"Second wonky pub torched just minutes from Crooked House in suspected arson"},"content":{"rendered":"
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    A historical "wonky pub" has gone up in flames in a suspected arson attack just a few minutes from where the iconic Crooked House once stood.<\/p>\n

    The Grade 2 listed 500-year-old Greyhound and Punchbowl pub in Bilston, West Midlands, was allegedly torched on Saturday morning with firefighters rushing to the scene at 3.40am.<\/p>\n

    The period building – which has bendy exterior beams – is just a 13-minute drive away from the now-demolished Crooked House pub that burned down, making headlines across the UK.<\/p>\n

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    Footage from the fire shows flames blasting out one of the downstairs windows while members of the public watched helplessly.<\/p>\n

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    Firefighters from West Midlands Fire Service confirmed the building was unsafe to enter on Saturday. The fire was put out by 5.20am but over a quarter of the first floor suffered fire damage, while all three floors were smoked damaged.<\/p>\n

    The historic pub is thought to have been built in 1450 as a manor house before it was reopened with a license sometime between 1774-1820. <\/p>\n

    It underwent a thorough restoration in the 1930s when a concrete skin was added to the timber frame for longevity.<\/p>\n

    Billy Badu, who visited the site during the fire, said: "I thought it was very sad to see such a beautiful building that is probably hundreds of years old, going up in a fire."<\/p>\n

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