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In the Passage, "Crooked House," Himley.
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England.
Copyright. John Price & Sons' Picture Post Card. No. 361
The "Glynne Arms," Kingswinford, is situated in the
parish of Himley. Staffordshire, about three miles from
Dudley. It is named after Sir Stephen Glynne-the brother-
in-law of the late Rt. Hon. W. E. Gladstone-to whom the
estate on which it is situated at one time belonged. Its
peculiar position at the extreme edge of this estate-where
it is joined by land belonging to the Earl of Dudley-causes
it to be sometimes described in error as being on the estate
of his lordship. This, however, is not the case, but it
explains why the coal has only been mined from under one
end of the house. Thus, while one end of the house is at
its original level, the southern portion (or lower end) has
sunk several feet; yet, owing to the house being unusually
well built, not a crack is to be noticed, and in this respect
it is almost unique. It has stood in this peculiar position
for more than half a century, and has long been known as
"The Crooked" or "Siden House."
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interesting.
The appearance of the interior is even more striking and
Everything seems out of plumb, and the
general law of gravity set at defiance. Here, walking
through the slanting rooms and passages, you have all the
sensations peculiar to a visit to the famous Tower of Pisa,
in Italy, or pacing the deck of a ship in a heavy sea.
W. H. F.
Great Britain.
