The Crooked Family Of Canterbury

Sir John Boys House, besides known every bit The Crooked House, is a skewed 17th century half-timbered edifice located at the extreme halt of Palace Street inward Canterbury, Kent, England. The almost noticeable characteristic is the front end door, which leans at an exaggerated angle in addition to was built amongst severely skewed corners to lucifer the door frame.

Above the door is painted: ”a real former solid bulging over the road…leaning forward, trying to encounter who was passing on the narrow pavement below….” Charles Dickens 1849.

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