On a very dark day for Black Country history lovers, some lovely memories from 1974 as reporter John Swinfield reports from the Glynne Arms, which was later renamed The Crooked House.
Devastating fire: https://t.co/9uiSW4Qlsn
1765-2007: Cigarettes lit, smoked and discarded in the bar.
It doesn’t burn down.
1939-1945: Luftwaffe rains incendiary bombs on the West Midlands. It doesn’t burn down.
July 2023: It sells to property developers.
August 2023: The Crooked House burns down. And is demolished.
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Tory MP Edward Leigh claimed #expenses of £2,332 for heating last year and £2,474 the previous year.
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The end of Game of thrones was a pre-cursor for Brexit. Lots of promises of great things but essentially a disaster and a disappointment to all.
How the prequel House of dragon will parody the cost of living crisis remains to be seen.