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View of the yard at the Spread Eagle Inn

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It was designed so that the central section could be raised to allow the passage of ships to and from the busy wharves of London

Hillingdon House, Hillingdon, Middlesex mb-code 1238439 View of the yard atHillingdon House, Hillingdon, Middlesex, c1820. Hillingdon House was built by Meinhardt Schomberg, 3rd Duke of Schomberg, who fought alongside William III at the Battle of the Boyne in 1690 and was knighted and made Duke of Leinster for his part in the battle. It was later the seat of Mary Watson Wentworth, the Marchioness of Rockingham. Hillingdon is now in the London borough of Hillingdon.