Swan and (with) Two Necks Inn

A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

On the north side of Lad Lane at No.10 (Lockie 1816).


First mention: O. and M. 1677.

Called" Swan Inn " in Horwood, 1799. Taken down 1859. The site is now occupied by offices and business houses.

The name is a corruption of the name" Swan with Two Nicks," the mark of the Vinners' Company (q.v.), for their " game of swans" on the Thames.

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