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I remember the Crooked House from my youth. It's original name was the Glynne Arms and it didn't lean when it was first built. It began to lean as the coal workings deep underground collapsed. It soon became a local tourist attraction. However, visitors to the area used to miss it as it was on a bit of a dirt track road at the time and couldn't find the crooked house. Eventually the sign at the end of the lane saying Glynne Arms was replaced by one saying "Glynne Arms the Crooked House" and after a few years it's name was formally changed to Crooked House.

The wonky bit of the pub consists of 2 bars, the saloon to the left and lounge to the right. As you would expect, the interior is like a fairground attraction with doors and windows completely at odds with the floor and wall angles. Pictures on the walls have been cunningly placed at angles to give an even more dramatic effect. A grandfather clock in the saloon bar tilts at an alarming angle towards the small serving area (you will need to ring the bell during quieter periods). In the lounge bar the floor is a bit more even but the remaining angles still confuse the mind into what is supposed to be vertical and what is horizontal. Bottles, coins etc run "uphill" on the tables and windowsills, such are the optical illusions created (they keep a few marbles behind the bar that can be borrowed for a small donation). For those who cannot handle the sloping floors, there is an extended bar at the back of the pub that caters for large groups and has more traditional angles.

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