The new buyers of a famously lopsided pub in England, The Crooked House, quickly demolished it after arsonists gutted the building. No-one being fooled, least of all the courts—(“Access to the premises was hindered by an 8-foot (2.4 m) mound of earth blocking the only lane leading to the building, so approximately 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) of hose were used to pump water to the fire”)—they’ve been ordered to rebuild the ancient, haphazard construction exactly as it was.Read the rest

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