Custom House, City of London
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The Custom House, on the north bank of the Thames in the City of London was formerly in use for the collection of customs duties. It was in use for many centuries and rebuilt on a number of occasions.
In 1379 a custom house was built at Wool Wharf by John Churchman "for the tronage of wools in the Port of London". In 1559 this was replaced by a new building supervised by William Paulet.
In 1666 the Custom House, along with much of the city, was destroyed in the Great Fire of London. In 1671 Sir Christopher Wren built a new Custom House. In 1715 Wren's Custom House was again destroyed by fire. This was replaced, on the original foundations, by a building by Thomas Ripley.
A new, much larger, Custom House was built to the west of Ripley's building in 1813. In 1814 the old building was again burned down, resulting in the explosion of gunpowder and spirits. As a result papers were retrieved from as far as Hackney Marshes.[1]
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Coordinates: 51°30′31″N 0°04′57″W / 51.50870°N 0.08239°W / 51.50870; -0.08239
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