Summary
The Exchequer offices were in the palace of Westminster, on the eastern side of New Palace Yard. Pepys worked here in the early years of the diary.
Exchequer offices
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The overlays that highlight 17th century London features are approximate and derived from:
- Built-up London – Hollar's 1666 map before the Fire
- City of London wall and Great Fire damage – Hollar's 1666 map after the Fire
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- 1660
- 1661
- 1662
- 1663
- 1665
- 1666
- 1667
- 1668
- 1669
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The British governmental department charged with the collection and management of the national revenue.
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Exchequer AS A GOVERNMENT OFFICE
should now have postings on the following page:
http://www.pepysdiary.com/encyclopedia/290/
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On display in the foyer of the National Audit Office in Buckingham Palace Road is a Memo written by Pepys during his time at the Exchequer. Also an original checkered accounting cloth, a variant of the abacus which is where the expression "Exchequer" originated.