The story behind The Crooked House in Canterbury

Trevor Gardiner on the history of one of Kent’s most iconic buildings

Transcript

00:00Well it's a very good story. The central chimney breast was demolished for whatever reason.

00:08There was some structural damage to it and unfortunately in 1850 it started to fall down.

00:15The building itself started to lean and they removed the chimney breast and they build a

00:21steel collar around that and there's a steel collar around the house itself as well. So it's a very

00:25stable house now but it was a structural problem and it's been rectified but that was about 1850

00:32this took place and ever since it's sort of kind of held its shape despite the fact

00:38that the door looks wonky but that's just been made to look that way.