Another great report, Archie, very erudite!When you wrote "The Duck's Head" you weren't confusing it with the Duce, were you??
Craven Cottage is always beautiful, the best location for a football ground after Villa Park.The stadium reveals clearly the imprint of Archibald Leitch the architect of VP. Both the stadia are at the edge of a park (Aston Park and Bishop Park respectively).The beautiful red bricks façade of Stevenage road has something in common with the elegant old Trinity Road façade.
Archie, I can't remember whether you have Simon Inglis's excellent book about Archibald Leitch's football stadiums, "Engineering Archie". I recommend it highly. Of course, Villa Park is given due prominence, as you would expect from the author of "Villa Park 100 Years"