The Spread Eagle, Gracechurch Street, London John Opie Aerial view of the seat

Aerial view of the seat of the Dukes of Beaufort

showing a fashion-promenade in Kensington Gardens

before its demolition

Fire screens kept the heat of an open fire off your face while allowing you to warm the rest of your body

The Spread Eagle, Gracechurch Street, London John Opie Aerial view of the seatThe Spread Eagle, Gracechurch Street, London, 1814. View of coaches in the yard at the Spread Eagle Inn. Two men stand by a coach at left one is loading or unloading a trunk, with horses feeding from a trough at right. The coach in the centre travels a route in Surrey, between Dorking, Leatherhead, Epsom and Ewell. The building has three storeys, with balconies.