▁be que athed ▁in ▁ 1 4 3 9 ▁by ▁Thomas ▁Cro ft on . ▁He ▁transferred ▁his ▁respons ib ilities ▁as ▁a ▁trust ee ▁to ▁the ▁Company ▁in ▁exchange ▁for ▁an ▁agreement ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁celebr ate ▁a ▁service ▁for ▁the ▁dead ▁or ▁dirige ▁ann ually ▁on ▁ 3 ▁May ▁at ▁St ▁Bot olph ▁Bill ings gate . ▁In ▁ 1 7 9 2 ▁the ▁Company ▁attempted ▁to ▁offer ▁the ▁le ase ▁to ▁the ▁East ▁India ▁Company , ▁which ▁decl ined . ▁Another ▁man ▁obtained ▁the ▁le ase ▁but ▁in ▁turn ▁re ass igned ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁East ▁India ▁Company ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 6 . ▁▁ 1 9 th ▁and ▁ 2 0 th ▁centuries ▁ ▁The ▁two ▁qu ays ▁were ▁bought ▁out ▁by ▁the ▁Tre as ury ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 5 ▁for ▁a ▁cost ▁of ▁nearly ▁£ 4 3 , 0 0 0 ▁( equ ivalent ▁to ▁£ ▁today ). ▁In ▁ 1 8 3 6 ▁the ▁wh arf inger ▁John ▁Kn ill , ▁who ▁owned ▁F resh ▁Wh arf ▁immediately ▁to ▁the ▁north , ▁took ▁over ▁C ox ' s ▁and ▁Hamm ond ' s ▁Qu ay ▁as ▁a ▁ten ant . ▁He ▁had ▁a ▁new ▁w are house ▁constructed ▁over ▁C ox ' s ▁Qu ay ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 2 . ▁Kn ill ▁occupied ▁five ▁of ▁the ▁w are h ouses ▁at ▁C ox ▁& ▁Hamm ond ' s ▁Qu ay ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 7 , ▁using ▁them ▁for ▁fruit ▁and