Eltham Palace is Stephen Courtauld's masterpiece of Art Deco design built around the medieval ruins of the Royal Palace's Hall which date from c1300.
Eltham Palace is one of the few important medieval royal palaces in England to survive with substantial remains intact. It was first inhabited as a royal residence in 1311 and was frequented by successive monarchs for the next four hundred years until it was largely abandoned and fell into disuse in the 16th century.
In 1930, after decades of neglect, the house was bought by Stephen and Virginia Courtauld who commissioned the architects Seely and Paget to restore the Great Hall and to design a new adjoining home. Leading designers were employed to create a range of lavish Art Deco interiors and outstanding gardens.
Today Eltham Palace offers a stunning combination of 15th century medieval splendour and a show-piece of 1930's French Art Deco glamour.
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