Spotted Horse, Putney
| Spotted Horse, Putney | |
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 Spotted Horse frontage, Putney High Street | |
Interactive map of Spotted Horse, Putney | |
| Restaurant information | |
| Food type | Pub |
| Location | Putney, London Borough of Wandsworth, UK |
The Spotted Horse is an historic pub in Putney, in the London Borough of Wandsworth.
History
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 was a clandestine meeting place for Klaus Fuchs and his Soviet handler, Aleksandr Feklisov, in 1949.[9][10]
Management
The pub is managed by Young & Co and used to have beer delivered from the Ram Brewery in Wandsworth by shire horse.[11]
References
- ↑ "Spotted Horse". positivelyputney.co.uk/. Positively Putney. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ↑ "Hire The Spotted Horse". www.venuescanner.com. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ↑ "The Spotted Horse – a thoroughbred Pub". Hospitality & Catering News. 7 October 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ↑ "Lots going on at The Spotted Horse". www.standard.co.uk. 10 April 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ↑ "Spotted Horse (Ye Olde), Putney". whatpub.com. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ↑ "The Spotted Horse public house on Putney High Street (BL29314) Archive Item - The Bedford Lemere Collection". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ↑ "The Spotted Horse, Putney – Fusion By Design". www.fusionbydesign.co.uk. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ↑ "Spotted Horse with Style". www.designinsiderlive.com. 23 July 2018. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Close, Frank (2020). Trinity. The Treachery and Pursuit of the Most Dangerous Spy in History. Penguin Books. p. 200. ISBN 9780141986449.
- ↑ "Two-horsepower dray". Farmers Weekly. 26 February 1999. Retrieved 8 December 2021.