HIP-S-000250-1243 Great Hall of Eltham Palace, Kent, 1792. A washing line, wheelbarrow and some chickens can be seen. Eltham Palace was founded as a medieval royal palace, but fell into disrepair until the ruins were converted into a private house for the Courtauld family in the 1930s. The Great Hall was built in the 15th century during the reign of Edward IV, London Metropolitan Archives, London Credit: London Metropolitan Archives (City of London) / Heritage Images /Alinari Archives, Florence WARNING: Permission must be required for non editorial use. Please contact Alinari Archives Place of photography: Great Britain, London, London Metropolitan Archives Collection: Heritage Images /Alinari Archives, Florence Object type: digital image Photographic technique: P digital image Technical info Image sizes (pixel): 4667 X 3005 Image sizes (cm at 300 dpi): 39 X 25 Image sizes (MB): 2.88 Color space: RGB