>>>>For some reason I'm thinking about this place this morning. I went there years ago and its the weirdest sensation to sit in the bar having a pint and then stand up and its a steep hill up to the bar to be served.
>>>>
>>>>http://www.sedgleymanor.com/historical/crooked_house.html
>>>
>>>For some reason I can hear my grandmother reciting something about
>>>"There was a crooked man
>>>who walked a crooked mile
>>>and found a crooked sixpence
>>>upon a crooked style"
>>>something something
>>>"and they all lived together in a little crooked house"
>>
>>Crooked stile, wasn't it? Whatever that is.
>
>As usual my spelling sucks. Yes, stile - it is, I think, like a stepladder thingy to go over a fence.

Its usually just one step and the fence is a bit lower at that point