Privy Stairs

Privy Stairs

Built in 1530, the Privy Stairs to the Thames was a private landing place for any travel of the royals over water, though often nobles could beg to make use of it. The platform carried the Kings Arms and was made of wood, while the brick stairs lead up to the Kings Apartment, right towards what was know as the Kings Back Stairs, while to the side was the Shield Gallery which provided an excellent viewing point to see the goings on at the Privy Stairs. It often was the scene of pleasure and recreation, with larger and smaller boats being rowed over the Thames, and the King using it as a waterway to get discreetly towards some of his mistress outside the palace

Exit to:
 * Privy Garden
 * Water Gate
 * Privy Gallery