Editing Blackheath, London (section)

===Royal setting===
[[File:The Pagoda (9175938843).jpg|thumb|The Pagoda, built 1760]]
Certain monarchs passed through and their senior courtiers kept residences here and in Greenwich.  Before the [[House of Tudor|Tudor]]-built [[Palace of Placentia|Greenwich Palace]] and Stuart-built [[Queen's House]], one of the most frequently used was [[Eltham Palace]] about {{convert|2.5|mi|km|1}} to the southeast of the ridge, under the late [[Plantagenet]]s, before cessation as a [[Royal Residences of the United Kingdom|royal residence]] in the 16th century.

On the north side of the heath, [[Ranger's House]], a medium-sized red brick Georgian mansion in the [[Palladian]] style, backs directly onto Greenwich Park.  Associated with the Ranger of Greenwich Park, a royal appointment, the house was the Ranger's official residence for most of the 19th century (neighbouring [[Montagu House, Blackheath|Montagu House]], demolished in 1815, was a royal residence of [[Caroline of Brunswick]]). Since 2002, Ranger's House has housed the [[Julius Wernher|Wernher Collection]] of art.

The Pagoda is a notably exquisite home, built in 1760 by Sir [[William Chambers (architect)|William Chambers]] in the style of a traditional Chinese pagoda. It was later leased to the [[George IV|Prince Regent]], principally used as a summer home by Caroline of Brunswick.