Historic houses · London
Spotted Dog
In or near City of London.
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
- Nearest railway station
- Forest Gate · 0.8 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit the Spotted Dog, the nearest railway station is Forest Gate, located 0.8 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is E7 9NP. Accessibility is limited for wheelchair users.
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.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
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
- Nearest railway station
- Forest Gate — 0.8 km
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.
- What is Spotted Dog?
- Spotted Dog — a Grade II*-listed historic house in england-london, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Spotted Dog?
- The nearest railway station is Forest Gate, about 0.8 km away. Drivers can use postcode E7 9NP.
- 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?
- The nearest railway station is Forest Gate, about 0.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode E7 9NP.