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The castles and abbeys of England; Vol. 1 of 2

THE Palace of Eltham.

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

“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 ThirdSargent.Godfrey.

Interior of Eltham Hall in its present statePrior.M. Jackson. 111

North Entrance to the Hall, dittoSargent.Nicholles. 114

John of Eltham—his Tomb in Westminster AbbeyHerman.Wakefield. 116

The Exterior of Eltham, from the South-west, in its present stateHerman.Wall. 118

Ancient Gateway in Ruins. EmblematicHerman.Wall. 122

Ancient Bridge across the Moat, the Approach to Eltham HallHerman.Wall. 123

Eltham Hall, from the North-east—showing the Entrance, Double Windows, &c.Sargent.Wall. 125

Screen in Eltham Hall—with the Entrance-door in the Centre, and Orchestra aboveSargent.O. Smith. 126

Great Bay-window in the Hall, at the North-east end of the Dais Sargent.Wakefield. 127

Meeting of Anne of Cleves and Henry VIII. on Blackheath. Eltham Hall on the right, and Shooter’s Hill in the background Herman. Walmesley. 130

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