Save the Spotted Dog Pub
212 Upton Lane, Newham
 

Join West Ham Conservatives in saving out heritage. The Spotted Dog is the oldest secular building in Newham. It is a former coaching inn built in the 16th century. According to legend it was used as kennels for Henry VIII’s hunting dogs. Whether this is true or not, it is an important and rare survival of a timber framed and weather boarded building in this area of London. It is on the English Heritage Buildings at Risk register, and has suffered unscheduled works at the hands of the owner, as well as damage from squatters. Prince Charles has shown an interest in the fate of the building, and Newham are considering a compulsory purchase order.