This quay was designed by John Rennie as part of river and harbour improvements. It was built between 1814/15 and 1817. This was the busiest part of the port until the dock opened downstream in the 1880s. It was a public quay, built of brick with stone facings to replace the old sloping bank and timber jetties. It has a curving wall, going down below the water level. The wall continues further north as a river wall below a number of riverside buildings. The public section was about 200ft long with four sets of steps inserted. It was used by fishing smacks until about 1964 when the new haven bridge was built downstream. The top of the quay is about 20ft above the low water level. At the south end is the base of a crane. {1}{2}{3} The quay is of red brick and 70m long with a stone sill 6m above the mean low water mark. In 1965 it was used as a car park and had become slightly overgrown. It is still used for the same purpose, and is still overgrown (1995). {4}{5}