Great Hall of Eltham Palace
GREAT HALL OF ELTHAM PALACE, COURT YARD SE9
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1079041
- Date first listed:
- 08-Jun-1973
- List Entry Name:
- Great Hall of Eltham Palace
- Statutory Address:
- GREAT HALL OF ELTHAM PALACE, COURT YARD SE9
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1079041
- Date first listed:
- 08-Jun-1973
- List Entry Name:
- Great Hall of Eltham Palace
- Statutory Address 1:
- GREAT HALL OF ELTHAM PALACE, COURT YARD SE9
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- GREAT HALL OF ELTHAM PALACE, COURT YARD SE9
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Greater London Authority
- District:
- Greenwich (London Borough)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 42411 73987
Details
1. 4412 COURT YARD SE9 (South end)
Great Hall of Eltham Palace TQ 4273 59/W33
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2. Circa 1479. Stone faced building of 6 bays with stepped buttresses between bays. Cornice with gargoyles and restored parapet. Paired 2-light windows with cusped heads under 4-centred arches. Transept-like North and South projections at West end with deep niches on West faces, the Northern one blocked. Door, in right bay of North face, has square hoodmould and restored carving in spandrels. Western gabled end of old brick shows tenon holes from roof members of former additional building. High pitched tiled roof. Inside the hall upper walls stone faced, lower parts cement rendered, over brick. Hammer-beam roof with double hollow-chamfered members. Restored pendants. Wood gallery at West end a restoration of screens passage. Large double doors at North and South of East end; and 2 blocked entrances under 4-centred heads in East Wall. At West end projecting bays North and South with stellar vaulting to roofs, long windows in ends. Rendered West wall has 2 doorways.
Listing NGR: TQ4241173987
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 200288
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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