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The medieval Great Hall
©David Hatch
Eltham Palace is a fascinating combination of a medieval Great Hall and a 1920s private house built for the Courtauld family. Well worth a visit
©David Hatch
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©Stacey Harris
Dist:0.4km north<br/>This imposing old brick built gateway is near to the grounds of Eltham Palace. I suspect that it may once have been an another entry to the estate, and indeed it may well still be so, though those spikes are certainly not very welcoming !
©Rob Farrow
Dist:0.4km north<br/>This avenue called Court Yard leads to the main entrance to Eltham Palace - though this view is in the opposite direction with the palace behind the photographer.
©Rob Farrow
Dist:0.4km north<br/>This quiet tree-lined lane, with the unusual name "Tilt Yard Approach" leads to the magnificent Eltham Palace.
©Rob Farrow
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©Stacey Harris
Dist:0.4km north<br/>This stretch of the A2 was opened in the late 1980s to create an uninterrupted dual carriageway between the Blackwall Tunnel and the 3 lane section starting at Falconwood. Almost the entire length of the new road passes through a concrete chute like this. Picture taken on a Bank Holiday morning whilst most of London is still in bed -- normally there is a lot more traffic.
©Danny Robinson
Dist:0.4km north<br/>This leafy byway skirts the northern and western perimeter of Eltham Palace, seen here as it departs from the main approach to the palace named Court Yard (see [[[1032009]]]). At this point it is a tarmacced lane, but a little further on it becomes a simple path. King John's Walk forms part of the Capital Ring, and a signpost near the entrance to the palace indicates that it is 5½ miles to Buckingham Palace by this route - surprisingly close I thought. The half-timbered cream & brown building part of which can be seen on the right of the image is part of a magnificent range of C16th buildings at this end of the Court Yard (or Courtyard). Elizabeth I's Lord Chancellor, Sir Christopher Hatton, lived here in the 1580s.
©Rob Farrow
Dist:0.4km north<br/>Several buses parked 'out of service' in the middle of the bus station in the evening.
©Stephen Craven
Dist:0.4km north<br/>View from the North Stone Bridge looking northwestwards along this section of the moat, which is still in water unlike the southern and western sides which are now dry.
©Rob Farrow
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©Stacey Harris
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©Linda Craven
Dist:0.5km north<br/>A glimpse into the Pleasaunce (the grounds of the former Well Hall) from Edith Nesbit Walk.
©Stephen Craven
Dist:0.5km north<br/>This cycleway along the south side of the Pleasaunce is named after the famous author who lived in this area 1899-1921 - see http://www.edithnesbit.co.uk/wellhall.php
©Stephen Craven

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