Southampton - Canute's Palace
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Southampton - Canute's Palace
Image: © Rob Farrow Taken: 30 Jun 2019
Just as with Image] this "palace" is completely misnamed, as rather than being a palace dating back to the Danish Cnut's time (reigned 1016-1035), it is in fact the remains of a late C12th merchant's house. It is of the "upper hall-house" type. It is to be found on Porters Lane, a small back-lane that runs parallel with Town Quay. See EH Grade I listing here: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1340013 On the other side of Porters Lane stands Image]
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Image Location
Latitude
50.896962
Longitude
-1.404869