Spotted Horse, Putney

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

Spotted Horse, Putney
Spotted Horse frontage, Putney High Street
Restaurant information
Food type	Pub
City	Putney, London Borough of Wandsworth
Country	UK

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]