Henry VIII

Another bench in Plassey Place Eltham commemorating famous people with a connection to Eltham. Henry VIII was born in and … More

A walk around Eltham Palace

A bright Saturday morning and Sue and I decided to go for a walk around the grounds of Eltham Palace. … More

The Courtaulds moved into their new house in 1933 and stayed there until May 1944 when they finally decided to … More

In the early 1930’s, Stephen and Virginia Courtauld were looking for land on the edge of London to build a … More

All that survived from the Medieval and Tudor palace at Eltham was the Great Hall and the foundations of other … More

The medieval moated manor house with extensive parkland was acquired by King Edward II in 1305. In 1470 King Edward … More

Early July sees the emergence of the Small Red-eyed damselfly. From my local recording some years ago I knew of … More

Making the most of my changed itinerary last week, I also managed to fit the first of a new survey. … More

A couple of days ago I was going to visit a friend for the first time this year. As I … More

Eltham Palace has a wide range of Art Deco furnishings and artworks. The Palace shows that it was at the … More