Sketch of The Spread Eagle

This pen and ink sketch of the Spread Eagle hotel is part of a larger donation of items once belonging to the Croxall family.

The Croxalls were a prominent family in Witham in the early 1900's, but the Spread Eagle was also an important part of the town. Established as a coaching inn as far back as the 1300's, this building is still recognisable even in it's current guise.

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This is taken from the great history of Essex pubs that was compiled by the late Ian Hunter. Kevan now looks after it all. I’m very grateful to him for providing me with the Witham information, and…