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Eltham Palace is a royal residence in Greenwich, London, with origins in the medieval period and significant phases of development extending into the twentieth century. The palace began as a moated manor house in the fourteenth century and became a favoured royal retreat, particularly during the fifteenth century when it served as a winter residence for the Tudor court. The surviving structures include the Great Hall, built by Henry VIII in the early sixteenth century, which features a hammer-beam roof and remains one of the finest examples of Tudor architecture. The site also preserves medieval moated earthworks and was substantially extended in the 1930s with Art Deco additions, reflecting its continued occupation and use across multiple historical periods.
Eltham Palace is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014833. View the official record →
Eltham Palace is a royal residence in Greenwich, London, with origins in the medieval period and significant phases of development extending into the twentieth century. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014833.
Eltham Palace is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1014833.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Conduit Head, Eltham (1.2 km), Shrewsbury Barrow, Shooters Hill (3.4 km), Romano-Celtic temple in Greenwich Park (4.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Eltham Palace's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Eltham Palace stands on Lambeth Group, bedrock that formed in the Paleocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.