The castles and abbeys of England; Vol. 1 of 2 / from the national records, early chronicles, and other standard authors Papyras Classics

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Chapter 3

THE Palace of Eltham

“That, passing by some monument that stoops
With age, whose ruins plead for a repair,
Pity the fall of such a goodly pile!”—Shirley.

ARTISTS. ENGRAVERS. PAGE.

Steel Plate.—Interior of the Royal Hall of Eltham, with the Banquet given to King John of France, by Edward the Third Sargent. Godfrey.

Interior of Eltham Hall in its present state Prior. M. Jackson.

North Entrance to the Hall, ditto Sargent. Nicholles.

John of Eltham—his Tomb in Westminster Abbey Herman. Wakefield.

The Exterior of Eltham, from the South-west, in its present state Herman. Wall.

Ancient Gateway in Ruins. Emblematic Herman. Wall.

Ancient Bridge across the Moat, the Approach to Eltham Hall Herman. Wall.

Eltham Hall, from the North-east—showing the Entrance, Double Windows, &c. Sargent. Wall.

Screen in Eltham Hall—with the Entrance-door in the Centre, and Orchestra above Sargent. O. Smith.

Great Bay-window in the Hall, at the North-east end of the Dais Sargent. Wakefield.

Meeting of Anne of Cleves and Henry VIII. on Blackheath. Eltham Hall on the right, and Shooter’s Hill in the background Herman. Walmesley.