John Cary Survey Map - The Spread Eagle (1801)
An image taken from John Cary's "Cary's Survey of the High Roads from London" showing the road from the Lea Bridge Farm to Higham Hill. Published in 1801.
On these maps, "every gentleman's seat, situate on, or seen from the road, (however distant) are laid down, with the name of the possessor, to which is added the number of Inns on each separate route; also, the different turnpike gates''. There is an indication to Wanstead House, marked as the seat of J. Tilney Long Bt.You can also clearly see the blue shape of Eagle Pond, near to the Spread Eagle - now know as the Eagle Pub.
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