Writ to prevent the carrying of victuals through " Templegate " to "Tempelbrygge" by the riverside, 48 Ed. III. 1373-4 (Cal. L. Bk. G. p.322).
Sharpe in a note says that a right of way had always existed through the great gate of the Templars and that the possessors of the Temple were bound to maintain a bridge or jetty at the waterside.
This bridge or jetty would be the Temple Stairs.