The Olde Spotted Horse was originally called the Blue Anchor but had changed to the Spotted Horse by 1754. It was described in 1857 as “a small substantial brick built House in the High Street”. The Building was altered in 1877 and again, more extensively, in the Edwardian period in its present mock-Tudor style. It was here that the British traitor Fuchs divulged atomic research secrets to his KGB contact in the 1940s.

The Spotted Horse was refurbished in 2000 with the old central bar moved to the side and the new dining area introduced. The sign, an unusual carved black and white spotted horse, appears to have been introduced in the 20th century since it does not appear in early photographs of the pub. In any case, it was found to be beyond repair and replaced by an exact copy in 2002.