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Rented for a rose
5:11pm Thursday 26th June 2008
THE Water Gate Tower near Town Quay, Southampton, was once leased at times during the fifteenth century for the annual rent of one red rose. The lessee was responsible for the maintenance and repair of the tower in times of war, however.
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