Historic houses · London
Spotted Dog
Spotted Dog — a Grade II*-listed historic house in england-london, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Spotted Dog is a Grade II*-listed building in england-london, United Kingdom. Grade II* status is conferred by Historic England (or Cadw, Historic Environment Scotland or NIEA equivalents) on buildings of exceptional national interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for full historical and architectural details.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Spotted Dog is a Grade II listed public house at 212 Upton Lane, Forest Gate, London. It dates back to the late 15th or early 16th century, and was thought to once have been a hunting lodge for King Henry VIII.
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Background
History
Leopold Wagner's 1921 book A New Book About London writes of a "huge barn-like structure in the vegetable garden ... (of the pub) ... wantonly sacrificed by the new proprietors in the interest of a bottling store ... (which had) ... anciently enclosed the kennels for a pack of royal hounds". He asserts that when Henry VIII followed the chase in the Essex (Epping) Forest, he "took up the hounds here at Upton" about a mile from the toll-gate which subsequently led to the residential district being named Forest Gate. Some credence can be attached to this tale because having dissolved Stratford Langthorne Abbey in 1538 and seized all of its enormous land holdings in the borough Henry Vlll used…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.5420, 0.0229
- District
- Newham
- Parish
- Newham, unparished area
- Postcode
- E7 9NP
- Parliamentary constituency
- Stratford and Bow
Sources
- wikidata: Q17022002 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Spotted Dog, Forest Gate (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Spotted Dog?
- Spotted Dog is in London, United Kingdom (postcode E7 9NP), in the parish of Newham, unparished area.
- Who owns Spotted Dog?
- Spotted Dog is owned by | landlord =.
- Is Spotted Dog a listed building?
- Spotted Dog is officially recognised as Grade II* listed.
- How do I get to Spotted Dog?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode E7 9NP. It sits within the Stratford and Bow parliamentary constituency.