Ralph's Quay

Ralph's Quay
   South out of Lower Thames Street at No.23, between Young's Quay East and Dice Quay west (Leake, 1666-Lockie, 1810).
   In O. M., Strype, and Rocque's maps, the two passages called "Ralph's Quay" in Horwood and described above are named Ralph's Quay and Temple Quay respectively.
   First mention: "Rauff's Key" made a general place for lading and discharging gcods, Act of Parliament, 1559 (Strype, ed 1720, I. ii. 49).
   Described 1603 as one of the fairest by the Thames side (L. and P. Ed. VI., etc., Dom. S. VI. p.283).
   Site now occupied by the Custom House.

A Dictionary of London. . 1918.

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