So long, Crooked House: a guide to Britain’s oddest pubs

Farewell then, the Crooked House. The 18th-century pub, in the West Midlands village of Himley, hasn’t just stopped being a pub – it’s stopped existing, full stop. Just days after its sale to a private buyer for ‘alternative use’, the famously wonky building – where coins and marbles appeared to roll uphill – was gutted by fire and has now been demolished. Unsurprisingly this has given rise to suspicions aplenty, but we’re taking it as a chance to celebrate Britain’s oddest pubs. Step this way for underground tunnels, pubs without bars – and some very single-minded landlords…

The Temple of Convenience, Manchester

The clue’s in the name: this place used to be a public toilet. Head down the steps and you’ll find a bar that’s, yes, compact, but also welcoming and well-stocked with all the drinks you’d expect, plus a few foreign beers you might not.