Timber Framed Coaching Inn. Midhurst, Sussex .UK Editorial Photo

The history of The Spread Eagle Hotel situated in the old town of Midhurst in West Sussex is a living history of England. It is a story shaped by the people who have slept beneath the ancient and uneven roofs - royalty, the nobility, the famous and the infamous - for nearly six centuries. 1430 - The traditional date of the building that forms the oldest part of the hotel1533 - The building was bought by Sir William Fitzwilliam, Henry VIII`s Lord High Admiral1730 - The Spread Eagle Inn is valued at £400 by the Sun Insurance Company1791-1798 - Admiral Lord Nelson visited the hotel during this period1832 - The town`s principal stagecoach, The Earl of March, left the Spread Eagle for London every morning, except Sunday, at 10.00am1907 - A motor garage opened at the hotel2017 - The hotel celebrates 60 years of ownership by the same family