The Crooked House of Windsor, on High Street just below the castle, is one of those small architectural oddities that hold up the texture of a place. Built in 1687 as a butcher's shop and now a small café, it leans noticeably to one side — the consequence of using unseasoned timber, which warped as it dried and pulled the whole building askew.
The shop occupies a sliver of land between two buildings and has the smallest footprint of any commercial premises in Windsor. The tea room inside is cramped and the floors continue the building's slope. Postcards are sold on the doorstep. It survives as a working business and is worth a passing photograph rather than a long visit.