Oxleas
Wood to Mottingham via
Eltham Palace
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Tennis
Court |
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Parkland
/ Gardens |
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Publice
playing fields |
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Sports
ground |
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Children's
playground |
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Angling |
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Boating
lake |
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Car
Park |
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Grassland/Common |
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Railway
Stations |
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Some
section of the walk are muddy, steep or uneven. This symbol
provides a indication of the suitability of the paths for
wheelchairs, pushchairs and those with mobility problems.
It shows the parks and open spaces where there are surfaced
footpaths. For more details call the Green Chain Office on
020 8921 5028. |
A.
Long Pond - Eltham Park North  
The ancient
long pond was probably excavated between 1800 and 1830 and was a
private boating lake in the mid 19th century. Today it is the home
of several varieties of wildfowl. From Long Pond there are distant
views towards the City of London and Crystal Palace.
B.
A2 Relief Road
The A2 Rochester
Way Relief Road, opened in 1988, lays host to the ‘Green Link
Bridge,’ designed to connect two parts of Eltham Park and carry
the Green Chain Walk.
C.
Eltham Park South And The Warren
Acquired
in 1902 its facilities include tennis courts, a putting green, a
children’s playground and formerly an open air swimming pool.
The Warren, lying south of Eltham Park, was the original source
of spring water for Eltham Palace via Conduit Head and is now occupied
by Eltham Warren Golf Course.
D.
Well
Hall / Corbett Estate
In 1878
a dene-hole, for the excavation of chalk, was discovered which was
140 feet deep. Similarly in 1913, workmen digging house foundations
discovered two Roman funeral urns dating back to the 2nd Century
AD. They mistook one for a cannonball and smashed it! Both sites
now lie under the housing estate.
E.
Conduit Head And Holy Trinity Church
The 16th
century vaulted red brick structure known as Conduit Head housed
the sluices which controlled the flow of water from springs in the
Warren to the moat of Eltham Palace. The church built in 1868-9
by Street, has a chapel dedicated to those who fell at Gallipoli.
F.
Southend
Southend
was originally a separate settlement from Eltham. Eltham Lodge is
now home to the Royal Blackheath Golf Club, the oldest club in Britain.
G.
Eltham
Although
some Roman objects have been found in the area, the name of Eltham
or ‘Elteham’ is of Anglo-Saxon origin meaning either the
‘family of Elte’ or an old English word ‘elfetu’
which means swan. Eltham is the birth place of actor and entertainer
Bob Hope who was born here on 29th May 1903.
 H.
Eltham Palace
Five years
after the death of the Bishop of Durham in 1311, Edward II’s
Queen gave birth to their second son (Prince John of Eltham) at
the Palace.
It was between
the reigns of Edward IV and Henry VII that the Palace reached the
peak of its popularity, thereafter the Tudor monarchs favoured the
palace at Greenwich. In 1933 Stephen Courtauld had Eltham Hall built
adjacent to the Great Hall. Outside the moat in the Court Yard are
the 16th century, timber-framed Lord Chancellor’s lodgings,
all that remains of the buildings which  formally
surrounded the outer Green Court. The brick wall near the Court
Yard marks the boundary of Tilt Yard where many extravagant tournaments
were held. Tradition has it that the Order of the Garter was established
at one such tournament at Eltham in 1347.
I.
King John’s Walk
King John’s
Walk may have its origins relating to King John II of France who,
in 1364, resided at Eltham Palace in his exile.
J.
Middle Park
In the 1860s,
Middle Park was a stud farm and the ‘Middle Park Stakes’
run annually at Newmarket reflects this use.
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