The Quay in 1690
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Reconstruction drawing of Exeter Quay c.1690 by Jayne Brayne © Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery, Exeter
In 1680 the quay was transformed. The fine brick Custom House was built, Quay House was built on a much larger scale, fronted by a narrow dock, and the quay wall remodelled. This watercolour reconstruction by J. Brayne shows these changes in c. 1690.
Acknowledgments: Exeter Archaeology