London CNN —As the name suggests, The Crooked House, a historic pub in England’s West Midlands, had a distinctive feature. People inspect the rubble as they gather at The ruins of The Crooked House pub. Wright co-founded the “Save The Crooked House” campaign group. Instead, they found themselves in a state of near mourning, after the fire and demolition apparently dashed hopes of the pub surviving. “It’s like a death in the family,” Wright told CNN by phone.

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