WELL HALL

The front of the Pleasaunce, alongside Well Hall Road, is the site of the old Well Hall House, built in the 1730s and demolished two hundred years later. It's most famous occupants were John Arnold, watchmaker to George 111 and Railway Children author E Nesbit and her husband, leading Fabian Hubert Bland... The bridge from the Well Hall frontage into Moat Island dates back to the 16th century. Eltham is uniquely bestowed with two ancient bridges, the other at the entrance to Eltham Palace. The one in the Pleasaunce is a stone bridge of two arches with red vrick parapets. Sadly, duckweed clogs the Moat at this point for most of the year, giving a neglected appearance to visitors. The Friends are trying to persuade the council's Parks Department of the need to clear this regularly... The Well Hall Pleasaunce, which dates back to the 13th century and been home to the Tudors and Railway Children author E Nesbit, is a charming haven of formal gardens and woodland.

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