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Description: | Coloured engraving . In 1275 the first Custom House was built to administer and collect duties on imported goods at the Old Wool Quay in east London. Sir Christopher Wren designed the second Custom House (built 1669-71) in Lower Thames Street. However, in 1714 Wren's building was severely damaged when a store of gunpowder exploded nearby. It was replaced with this design by Thomas Ripley (built 1717-25), constructed on the foundations of Wren’s building. An innovation in Ripley's design was the first Long Room, where customs officials received documents. | Subjects: | tower prison topography rowing boat government building barrel sailboat townscape/cityscape man river | Temporal: | 1753 | Source: | Government Art Collection | Creator: | Thomas Bowles (Engraver) | Identifier: | http://www.gac.culture.gov.uk/work.aspx?... | Go to resource |
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