Also called the Queen's Stairs. "Drake’s galleon, The Golden Hinde, was moored at Deptford when he received his knighthood in 1581. When Queen Elizabeth I visited to bestow the honour onboard, Sir Walter Raleigh placed his coat down at the top of these stairs to keep her feet dry, pretty much marking himself out for all time as the archetypal gentleman." thelondonphile.com/2011/12