The Crooked House listed application was being considered - body explains why new requests can't be
The Crooked House was being considered for listed building status just days before it went up in flames and was 'unlawfully' bulldozed, according to Historic England.
A request was made at the end of July for The Crooked House to become listed, and Historic England has confirmed it was in the process of "carefully considering it" just prior to the fire and subsequent bulldozing. Since then, further requests have been submitted, but they cannot be considered as the building no longer exists.
The iconic watering hole in Himley was left in ruins following the large blaze, just two weeks after Marston's sold it to a 'private buyer' for alternative use.
The question of who applied for The Crooked House to become listed remains a mystery, as Marston's has confirmed that it was not them who made the request and instead said to ask Historic England or the new owners, ATE Farms Ltd.
However, Historic England said it cannot reveal the identification of who made the listing request "for GDPR reasons".
Historic England also said in a tweet that following the blaze of the pub, there has been further listing requests but as the building is no longer standing, it cannot be listed.
In a tweet it said: "The only listing requests we received came to us at the end of July. Since the fire we have received further listing requests, but as the building is no longer standing it cannot be listed."
