Spotted Horse, Putney

Coordinates: 51°27′46″N 0°13′07″W / 51.4626502°N 0.2185847°W / 51.4626502; -0.2185847
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Spotted Horse frontage, Putney High Street

The Spotted Horse is an historic pub in Putney, in the London Borough of Wandsworth.

Location[edit]

The pub is on the west side of Putney High Street at number 122.

History[edit]

The pub opened in the 18th century[1][2] and was one of Young's founding pubs.[3] It has an open fire[4] and was remodelled in Edwardian period and in the early 2000s, with a piebald horse model over its entrance,[5] but this is not seen in image of the pub in the 1920s.[6] In the 2010s a roof bar was added with further refurbishment,[7] it was a finalist in the 2018 Casual Dining Awards for ‘Best Designed Pub/Bar of the year".[8]

The pub is thought to have been a secret meeting place of Klaus Fuchs in the 1960s with his soviet handlers.[9]

Management[edit]

The pub is managed by Young & Co and used to have beer delivered from the Ram Brewery in Wandsworth by shire horse.[10]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Spotted Horse". positivelyputney.co.uk/. Positively Putney. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Hire The Spotted Horse". www.venuescanner.com. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  3. ^ "The Spotted Horse – a thoroughbred Pub". Hospitality & Catering News. 7 October 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Lots going on at The Spotted Horse". www.standard.co.uk. 10 April 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Spotted Horse (Ye Olde), Putney". whatpub.com. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  6. ^ "The Spotted Horse public house on Putney High Street (BL29314) Archive Item - The Bedford Lemere Collection". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  7. ^ "The Spotted Horse, Putney – Fusion By Design". www.fusionbydesign.co.uk. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  8. ^ "Spotted Horse with Style". www.designinsiderlive.com. 23 July 2018. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  9. ^ Day, Peter; Tweedie, Neil (22 May 2003). "Arrogance of the atom spy who expected to go back to his job". www.telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  10. ^ "Two-horsepower dray". Farmers Weekly. 26 February 1999. Retrieved 8 December 2021.

51°27′46″N 0°13′07″W / 51.4626502°N 0.2185847°W / 51.4626502; -0.2185847

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