File:Market Cross House - Windsor (The Crooked House of Windsor) (3782881108).jpg
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The Crooked House of Windsor was historically known as Market Cross House. It was first built in 1592. A nearby farmers market was held on the site where the statue of Queen Victoria is currently, outside Windsor Castle. In 1687 the original house was demolished. Todays surviving house was what was rebuilt soon after that. It acquired its famous title in 1718, with unseasoned green oak. There is a secret passage from the basement to Windsor Castle, but it is now blocked. It was supposedly used by King Charles II during his affair with Nell Gwyn.
Dated 1687. 2 storey and attic. A small building of timber frame with stuccoed infilling. On considerable cant. Altered C18. Flat eaves with hipped old tile roof. Single bay front to east and west ends. West front has attic window broken through eaves, flat angular bay on 1st floor and altered projecting shop on ground floor with half glazed C18 door to left hand, and 3 light window under small pent roof. Picturesque. Nos 4 to 5O(consec) No 1 Castle Hill,Market Cross House, The Town Hall and No 52 form a group. <a href="http://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=40466&resourceID=5" rel="noreferrer nofollow">Market Cross House, Windsor - Heritage Gateway</a>
According to the Heritage Gateway, the building next to the Market Cross House is called The Town Hall. It is a Grade I listed building. It is more well known as the Guildhall. It was designed by Sir Christopher Wren, and it possibly dates to 1686. The ground floor is stone, it has some Doric columns between openings, supporting entablature with curved frieze, which is carried around the building. The upper part is brick with stone entablature. It has 3 arched openings on the south front and Corinthium pilasters on the upper part. The south front has a statue of Prince George of Denmark. The north front a statue of Queen Anne. The building was extended with two bays in 1829, repeating the general pattern of the old building. <a href="http://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=40467&resourceID=5" rel="noreferrer nofollow">The Town Hall, Windsor - Heritage Gateway</a> |
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| Author | Elliott Brown from Birmingham, United Kingdom |
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