As It Happens6:24Burned and bulldozed British pub to be rebuilt just as it was — crooked
When England’s historic Cooked House pub first started leaning to one side more than 250 years ago, it was by accident.
But now — after the pub was gutted by a mysterious fire, then subsequently demolished — the town council has ordered its owners to rebuild it just as it was, this time on purpose.
“When the news broke, we were all absolutely overjoyed,” James Raybone, a member of the Rebuild The Crooked House campaign, told As It Happens host Nil Köksal.
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“The first victory has been won,