The Crooked House of Windsor was built in 1592, the oldest teahouse in England & now grade II listed. It stands at market square in Windsor 🇬🇧 The Crooked House of Windsor was built in 1592 at the edge of the town’s market square and was originally named Market Cross House. In 1687, council ordered the house to be demolished in order to make way for the Guildhall. A land dispute erupted & the council was eventually ordered by the court to rebuild the dwelling in its original spot. The house was re-built with haste, & possibly without care, using unseasoned green oak wood. When the wood dried, the house buckled. Since then Market Cross House became known as the Crooked House of Windsor. It has a now-blocked secret passageway that leads to Windsor Castle, said to have been used for illicit trysts between King Charles II & his mistress Nell Gwyn. The passageway was also used for delivering produce from the market directly to the kitchens of Windsor Castle.