Adam Taylor and his wife Carly owned the Crooked House in Himley, Staffordshire when a major blaze broke out over the weekend - just days after the 18th-century inn was sold to them.
Carly Taylor, 34, who was behind the purchase of the Crooked House in Himley, Staffordshire, is married to plant hire boss Adam Taylor, who also owns the Sarah Mansfield Country Inn in Willey, Warwickshire.
Adam Taylor and his wife Carly owned the Crooked House in Himley, Staffordshire when a major blaze broke out over the weekend - just days after the 18th-century inn was sold to them.
Mrs Taylor s company AT Contracting rented a large digger (pictured) from Lyndon Thomas plant hire several days before the Crooked House mysteriously burnt down.
Tom Catton, who ran the 18th century Crooked House in Himley, Staffordshire, with his wife Laura between 2006 and 2008, said he was absolutely gutted about the blaze.