Crooked House pub bricks are being sold for sale on Facebook – Mirror Online

Around 25,000 bricks from the Crooked House pub were locked away in a ‘padlocking ceremony’ to stop people profiting from the disaster after some were seen being sold on FacebookCrooked House campaigner Paul Turner, left, as bricks from the pub are locked away from thieves (Image: Paul Turner) Bricks from the demolished Crooked House pub have now been locked behind gates after vandals were found to have stolen them to sell online. Campaigners fighting to restore the destroyed Black Country pub, which was controversially demolished last month after being ravaged by fire, have staged a ‘padlocking ceremony’ to ensure morbid thieves can’t pinch remaining masonry. It followed reports people have been taking bricks in attempts to sell them on Facebook Marketplace for as much as £50 a piece. One listing on the sell and swap section of the platform read: “House bricks from the Crooked House. Have around 60. First come first serve £50 each.” The Save The Crooked House pub, which is fighting to see the 18th-century wonky boozer rebuilt, gathered to watch as containers were locked, securing away around 25,000 loose bricks. Around 200 people turned out for the ceremony on Saturday which included a scheduled performance from
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