A Brief History of
The Spread Eagle
"...that oldest and most revered of all the prime inns of this world ..." Hilaire Belloc
- 1430 - The traditional date of the building that forms the oldest part of the hotel
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1533 - The building was bought by Sir William Fitzwilliam, Henry VIII's Lord
High Admiral - 1730 - The Spread Eagle Inn is valued at £400 by the Sun Insurance Company
- 1791-1798 - It is certain that Admiral Lord Nelson visited the hotel at this time
- 1832 - The town's principal stagecoach, The Earl of March, left the Spread Eagle for London every morning, except Sunday, at 10.00am
- 1907 - A motor garage opened at the hotel
- 2007 - The hotel celebrates 50 years of ownership by the same family.
