Moat Of Eltham Palace

Eltham Palace is one of the oustanding Art Deco properties in London, though little is now left of the medieval palace except the Hall. The gardens were laid out in 1936 for Stephen and Virginia Courtauld, and a major programme of garden repair and restoration has started in the areas where most of the structures and features of the Courtauld design still remain. The rose garden has been replanted using early hybrid tea and hybrid musk varieties, a permanent planting scheme created in the Triangle garden, and the cascade in the rock garden revealed. Widely mown paths have been created in the wild meadows and framed views of the Palace opened up on the route from the new car park. A Contemporary Heritage Garden in the 100-yard-long South Moat border and the banks at either end is being re-designed in the spirit of the 1930s' garden by designer Isabelle Van Groeningen.


Part of the medieval moat was restored and incorporated into the landscaped gardens. This scene with the bridge across to the Palace is enhanced by the orange hue of the spring shrubbery and the reflections in the moat.




This view shows the Loggia at the end of Courtauld House and part of the restored and landscaped moat.



This is a view of the Moat and Eastern Ridge from the Garden Rooms area in early spring.

The Story Of Eltham Palace