00:00 So, Amanda, you worked here since you were at the age of 18, is that correct?
00:05 Yeah, yeah, about 18.
00:06 So how do you feel about what's happened to the crooked house now?
00:08 I'm gutted, to tell you the truth, absolutely gutted.
00:11 The memories, working behind the bar, more or less every bank holiday, bringing the kids down,
00:18 going down to Himley Hall with the dogs, literally coming back and having a pint here,
00:23 just to, you know, keep it going, keeping it local.
00:26 Just gutted.
00:28 I'm lost for words, really, what it looks like.
00:32 What it looks like. I was down here a couple of months ago with the dogs.
00:35 I've got a lovely photograph of them, you know, and it's just a crying shame.
00:39 And have you spoken to local residents yourself about how they feel about it?
00:43 Yeah, I spoke to a lady I know this morning, she says I can't even go down there.
00:47 She says I'm too upset.
00:49 Honestly, this is Gornal.
00:51 I know it's South Staffordshire or whatever it is, I know it's not Dudley Council,
00:55 but this is Gornal, it's up the road from where we live.
00:58 I've lived here for 56 years.
01:00 We used to come down here when I was 8, 9, 10 on our bikes.
01:04 What do you think could have been done with the building?
01:06 Do you think it had to end like this?
01:08 I think they could have crowdfunded.
01:10 I reckon they'd have had, if everybody paid a pound a brick.
01:13 People from all over the world have been down here.
01:16 They've, you know, I mean, it could have gone further, got the ball rolling.
01:20 If everybody had paid a pound a brick, crowdfunded,
01:23 I reckon we could have taken it down and had it rebuilt somewhere else.
01:27 Even if the Black Country Museum couldn't afford it, we could have helped with that.
01:32 with that.
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