Spanish Steps novel, "Tender Is the Night". The Steps are featured in Anthony Burgess's 1977 novel, "Abba Abba". Spanish Steps The Spanish Steps () are a set of steps in Rome, Italy, climbing a steep slope between the Piazza di Spagna at the base and Piazza Trinità dei Monti, dominated by the Trinità dei Monti church at the top. The monumental stairway of 174 steps (the slightly elevated drainage system is often mistaken for the first step) was built with French diplomat Étienne Gueffier’s bequeathed funds of 20,000 "scudi", in 1723–1725, linking the Bourbon Spanish Embassy, and the Trinità dei Monti church
John Drummond (1723–1774) John Drummond (1723–1774) John Drummond (27 April 1723 – 25 July 1774) was an English banker and politician. He was the oldest son of the banker Andrew Drummond (1688–1769), of Charing Cross in London and Stanmore in Middlesex. His mother Isabella was the daughter of Alexander Strachan, a London-Scottish merchant. He was a cousin of Henry Drummond. Drummond was educated at Westminster School, and joined his father's Drummonds Bank. He was married to Lady Charlotte née Beauclerk, though it is unclear which part of the Duke of St Albans family she was part of. Their children included Jane Diana, Charlotte,