Another historical 'wonky' pub has been hit by a suspected arson attack - just five miles from the Crooked House.<br /><br />The 500--year-old Greyhound and Punchbowl pub was torched after fire gutted its interior on Saturday morning.<br /><br />The Grade 2 listed building - which has bendy exterior beams - is just a short 13-minute drive away from the now demolished Crooked House pub that burned down.<br /><br />Firefighters flooded to the historical building in Bilston at around 03:40 BST on Saturday morning to tackle the blaze.<br /><br />Footage from the fire shows flames blasting out one of the downstairs windows while members of the public watched helplessly.<br /><br />Firefighters from West Midlands Fire Service confirmed the building was unsafe to enter on Saturday.<br /><br />The fire was put out by 05:20 BST but over a quarter of the first floor suffered fire damage, while all three floors were smoked damaged.<br /><br />The historic pub is thought to have been built in 1450 as a manor house before it was reopened with a license sometime between 1774-1820.<br /><br />It underwent a thorough restoration in the 1930s when a concrete skin was added to the timber frame for longevity.
