2-699-424 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

'Hall of Eltham Palace in 1835', (c1878). Eltham Palace (now in Greater London), was founded as a medieval royal palace, but fell into disrepair until the ruins were converted into a private house for the Courtauld family in the 1930s. The Great Hall, seen here being used as a barn, was built in the 15th century during the reign of Edward IV. From Old and New London: A Narrative of Its History, Its People, And Its Places. The Southern Suburbs, Volume VI, by Edward Walford. [Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co., London, Paris & New York, c1878]