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Eltham Palace 
L-tum
Eltham, London, England
Circa Date: medieval core w/1930s rebuild
Status: Partially Extant
L-tum
Eltham, London, England
Circa Date: medieval core w/1930s rebuild
Status: Partially Extant
Special Info / Location/ Date
Special Info
Phonetic Pronunciation of House Name
L-tum
Location
Country
England
District Today
London
Historic County
Kent
City / Town / Village
Eltham
Latitude
51.447222
Longitude
0.048056
Date
Start Date
Completion Date
Circa Date
medieval core w/1930s rebuild
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Architects
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Extant / Listed / References
Extant
Extant Type
Partially Extant
Extant Details
Listed
House Listed As
Grade II*
Gardens Listed As
Grade II*
On SAVE Britain's Heritage's List of Buildings at Risk
No
Country House: Yes
References
Vitruvius Britannicus
Vitruvius Scoticus
J.B. Burke (Burke's Visitation of Seats)
Country Life
LXXXI, 534, 568 plan, 594 plan, 1937. CXXXVII, 1342, 1965. CLXI, 1412, 1977.
J.P. Neale (Neale's Views of Seats)
Access / Ownership / Seat
Access
Open to Public Please note: Houses listed as being open "By Appointment" are usually country house hotels or B&Bs.
Yes
Historic Houses Association Member
Phone Number If calling from the U.S., delete the first "0" in British numbers.
02082-942-548
Fax Number
Email
Website
Awards
Voted number 6 in the Top 10 Regal Wedding Venues in the UK in 2011 by "The Times."
Current Ownership
Current Ownership Type
English Heritage
Primary Current Ownership Use
Visitor Attraction
Current Ownership Use / Details
Seat ("Seat" is loosely defined
as any family that occupied the house for a period of 2 years or more)
Today Seat of
A Past Seat(s) of
Courtauld family.
Possible (Unsure) Seat of
History / Gardens & Park / Movies
History
Earlier House(s) / Building(s)
House Replaced By
Built / Designed For
House & Family History
The medieval Great Hall was home to Henry VIII when he was a child. Eltham was restored and added to in the Art Deco style in the 1930s by the Courtaulds.
Collections
This field lists art objects that are currently or were previously in the collection of the house.
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Comments
Gardens & Park
Garden, Park, Follies and Outbuildings
Chapel & Church
Movies
Location for Movies / TV
"Henry VIII" (1997 - documentary series). "High Heels and Low Lifes" (2001). "The Gathering Storm" (2002 - BBC TV movie, as Art Deco dining room in dinner scene with German guest). "I Capture the Castle" (2003). "Bright Young Things" (2003). "Miss Marple: 4:50 From Paddington" [aka "Marple: What Mrs. McGillicuddy Saw"] (2004 - TV series, as Noel Coward's home). "Agatha Christie's Poirot" (2004 - TV series, episode 11.3, "Death on the Nile," as Wode Hall). "Revolver" (2005). "Britain's Best" (2007 - TV documentary, episode 4, "Historic Houses"). "Agatha Christie's Poirot" (2010 - TV, Series XI, in the episode "Three Act Tragedy").
Bibliography
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