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Eltham Palace 
ELT-um
Eltham, London, England
Circa Date: medieval core w/1930s rebuild
Status: Partially Extant
ELT-um
Eltham, London, England
Circa Date: medieval core w/1930s rebuild
Status: Partially Extant
Special Info / Location/ Date
Special Info
Phonetic Pronunciation of House Name
ELT-um
Location
Country
England
District Today
London
Historic County
Kent
Town / City
Eltham
Latitude
51.506325
Longitude
-0.127144
Date
Start Date
Completion Date
Circa Date
medieval core w/1930s rebuild
Images
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Architects
There are no architects associated with this house.
Extant / Listed / References
Extant
Extant Type
Partially Extant
Extant Details
Listed
House Listed As
Unknown
Gardens Listed As
Unknown
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
Current Ownership
Current Ownership Type
English Heritage
Primary Current Ownership Use
Visitor Attraction
Current Ownership 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
Great Hall dates from medieval period and was home to Henry VIII when he was a child. House was rendered in Art Deco style in the 1930s.
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). "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").
Bibliography
Related Resources
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