Ian Young said he built the first model to remember the iconic pub after it was demolished.
Model maker Ian Young posted a picture of the original model online and an offer was made from a man who wanted to buy itA model maker has built three miniature versions of the Crooked House pub to tell the story of its heyday, fire and demolition.
The Crooked House, in Himley, near Dudley, once known as "Britain's wonkiest pub", caught fire on 5 August and was demolished days later.Five men and one woman remain on bail in connection with the fire.The 18th Century pub was known for its sloping walls and floor, caused by mining subsidence in the area, and there have beenIn order to capture the iconic "wonky" pub, Mr Young had to lift one side of his model by 5mm .
He posted an image of his first model online, where it was seen by David Smith, from Sedgley, who offered to buy it."Immediately it took me back to being young, being a child, and a teenager growing up and I saw everything at that point in that model."He then commissioned Mr Young to make the other models depicting the fire and the demolition.
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