The Crooked House is a public house in the West Midlands of England.
Its name and distinctive appearance are the result of 19th century mining subsidence. One side of the building is now approximately four feet lower than the other.
It stands in an isolated location just off the B4176 road between Dudley and Telford, approximately three miles from the nearest town centres of Sedgley and Dudley. It is located just within the Dudley borough boundary near the border with South Staffordshire.
The Crooked House was built in 1765 and was originally a farmhouse. It later became a public house called the Siden House, 'siden' meaning 'crooked' in the local Black Country dialect. The building was later named the Glynne Arms after the local landowner. [1]
The building was condemned as unsafe in the 1940s and was scheduled for demolition. It was rescued by Wolverhampton and Dudley Breweries who made the structure safe using buttresses and girders so as to retain its lopsided appearance.[1]
The building's leaning walls give rise to some optical illusions as with a gravity hill. These include glasses slowly sliding across 'level' tables and a marble appearing to roll uphill.[1]