Tragically, the Crooked House was destroyed by fire last night. I am sure that the fire service investigators will do their job and the police will become involved, if there is suspicion about somebody having an agenda but I don't feel it is helpful, right now, to speculate.

The job of saving The Crooked House just became a lot bigger, but it is still possible. As can be seen by the photograph, the shell of the building is still standing and, although engineers would need to confirm this, it appears to be possible to rebuild it. Therefore I believe that the petition should continue with the aim of restoring this piece of history.

Let's not give up, please keep sharing the petition and asking your friends to sign it and share it too.