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A BRITISH pub has been dismantled and rebuilt piece by piece in Germany.

Fixtures and fittings from The New Crown — including its sign and mahogany bar — were shipped from Bridlington, East Yorks, to Iserlohn, near Dortmund.

The old seaside town pub in Bridlington was being converted into flats
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The old seaside town pub in Bridlington was being converted into flats
The boozer was stripped bare and shipped to Iserlohn, near Dortmund
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The boozer was stripped bare and shipped to Iserlohn, near Dortmund
The fixtures and fittings travelled 380 across the channel
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The fixtures and fittings travelled 380 across the channel

The takeaway was organised by property developer Paul Moss, who has lived in Germany for 25 years and had just bought a restaurant.

Paul, 49, said: “Bars over here are modern and clean cut. I missed the atmosphere of an English pub. But there could be no half measures.”

The New Crown was being turned into flats.

The dad of two, right, of Upminster, East London, added: “Four of us, including two carpenters, took it to pieces in a week.

“We took everything — even dirty glasses. Now we’re almost there.

“The last thing will be the old front doors.

“We’ll serve English, German and Irish beers, English breakfasts, Sunday roasts and fish and chips.”

Paul, who has a black cab and red phone box in the garden, said the project cost “a tidy six-figure sum” — adding: “It would have been cheaper to buy a new bar.”

The pub's original sign and mahogany bar have now been painstakingly restored to their former glory
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The pub's original sign and mahogany bar have now been painstakingly restored to their former glory
New owner Paul Moss has lived in Germany for nearly 25 years
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New owner Paul Moss has lived in Germany for nearly 25 years
Positive sign . . . pub name before it was put up at new boozer in Germany
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Positive sign . . . pub name before it was put up at new boozer in Germany
Pulling power . . . doors were among the fittings transported to the new home
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Pulling power . . . doors were among the fittings transported to the new home
Work began rebuilding the pub after the first German lockdown ended in July
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Work began rebuilding the pub after the first German lockdown ended in July
We go for a pint at the lockdown loophole pub where landlord put phone outside so drinkers can order takeaway booze

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