Spread Eagle, now on Wikipedia
We’ve got some rather lovely news to share: our very own Spread Eagle in Romiley now has its own page on Wikipedia, as a result of us being a Grad II listed building.
If you’ve ever propped up the bar at the Spread and wondered just how long folks have been doing exactly that, the answer is: a very long time indeed. The building carries a datestone reading “TCH 1722”, which makes it an 18th-century beer house through and through, and there’s been a pub on this spot for the best part of three centuries.
It’s a Grade II listed building, officially recognised by Historic England back in October 1985. The listing describes all the classic bones of the place: brick, rendered at the front, with a slate roof, three storeys and three bays, plus a two-storey addition tucked round the back. Rusticated quoins, a boxed-in eaves cornice and keystone lintels over the windows.
The Spread has passed through a fair few hands down the years. It was bought by the brewery John Henry Lees & Co in 1907, then by J G Swales & Co in 1918, before Boddingtons took it on in 1970. And according to local history, the field behind the inn once hosted bull baiting and cock fighting back in the 1830s.
These days, of course, the Spread is a proud part of the Almond Family Pubs family, freshly refurbished in 2025 and looking better than ever. You’ll find us on Hatherlow, right beside the Peak Forest Canal towpath, which makes us the perfect spot to rest weary legs after a canal-side wander, with a daily carvery, cask ales and a warm welcome always waiting.