The Spread Eagle Hotel is a Grade II* listed building in the South Downs National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 June 1959. A Medieval Hotel. 1 related planning application.
The Spread Eagle Hotel
- WRENN ID
- strange-groin-lichen
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- South Downs National Park
- Constituency
- Arundel and South Downs MP: Andrew Griffith (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 June 1959
- Type
- Hotel
- Period
- Medieval
- Address
- The Spread Eagle Hotel, South Street, Midhurst, Chichester, GU29 9NH
- OS grid reference
- SU 886 214
- Coordinates
- 50.98529, -0.73797
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Spread Eagle Hotel is a Grade II* listed hotel located on the west side of South Street in Midhurst. The main part of the hotel consists of two originally separate buildings that have now been joined together. The northern section is an L-shaped timber-framed building, likely dating from the 15th century, which houses the Lounge Bar among other areas. The hotel sign claims a date of 1430. This section features painted brick infilling, some close-studding, and an oversailing first floor supported by brackets. It has curved braces and a tiled roof, with casement windows that have diamond-shaped panes. The north end of the east front has an overhanging gable, while the north front includes two small bays on the ground floor topped with a sloping tiled hood. This part of the hotel is two storeys high with four windows facing east and four facing north.
The southern building, which was originally separate, is an early 18th-century house made of painted brick. It has a stone string course, a dentilled eaves cornice, and a hipped tiled roof. The windows are set in stone surrounds with keyblocks and retain their glazing bars. There is a recessed doorway with spayed reveals. This section is also two storeys high and features five windows along with two window spaces and three dormers. Additionally, the hotel extends into two former mid-19th century painted brick cottages located on West Street.
Local climate
The Spread Eagle Hotel receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 68% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 62% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 61% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
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- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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