Southampton. The Woolhouse was built after the French raid of 1338 by Cistercian Monks from Beaulieu Abbey. It has two stories of stone rubble, angle quoins, and a tiled roof. In the 15th century it was used for the storage of wool destined for Flanders, Venice, and Genoa. The wool trade was the basis of Southampton's prosperity in the Middle Ages. Later it was used for the storage of alum, a double sulphate salt used for dying cloth. During the Napoleanic Wars it was used as a prison for French soldiers who used the Itchen River for their surprise attacks. The names of some can still be seen carved into the beams of the roof. It became the Maritime Museum from 1955 to 2011.

Brewing Man began brewing here in 2015. There is lots of space on the ground floor around the central bar (with the brewery set up behind the bar), a large space upstairs, and a nice area outdoors in front of the pub. On Fridays one keg can be passed through a Hop Randall ( looking forward to that!). I enjoyed a Jesus Hairdo Pale Ale, a nice beer (more of a Blonde/Golden Ale) and sat outside soaking up the sun.