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Tucked away on a back street running parallel to the city's High Street you might come across the town's oldest house (and indeed one of the oldest in England) amongst the non-descript modern housing that surrounds it. This sort of typifies Southampton's confusion with its past in that the building, originally constructed by a wealthy merchant, John Fortin, around 1290, has been fully restored and fitted out with replica furnishings but apart from a little sign on the side doesn't seem to get much of a mention elsewhere.
It is open to the public but only on summer Sundays between 12 noon and 5 pm.
Address: 58 French Street
Directions: On a street parallel to the bottom end of the High Street.
Website: http://www.vrsouthampton.co.uk/southampton-virtual-tour/source/25_medieval_merch_ho_.html
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