A 13th-century stone warehouse on Town Quay — one of the oldest secular buildings in Southampton, used continuously for seven centuries by an unusually long list of occupants. Built around 1290 for wool storage, it served as a Napoleonic-era prisoner-of-war prison (the prisoners' names and ships are carved into the roof beams), then as an early aviation workshop, then as a Titanic memorial museum.
Today the building houses Dancing Man Brewery, a craft brewery and pub. The medieval interior is preserved as the dining room — vaulted ceilings, carved beams, original stonework — making it one of the most atmospheric drinking spots in the city. Open daily; beer and food are decent, the setting is extraordinary.