Swan with Two Necks

Description

In Tothill Street.

Last updated by Phil Gyford on 4 April 2007

Annotations

• - Pedro on Thu 5 Apr 2007, 08:08am. Flag this

  From Terry’s annotation of Tothill Street, along the top can also be seen Swan & two Necks Stab…

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• - michael parsons on Thu 5 Apr 2007, 11:36am. Flag this

  To understand the derivation of the pub name ‘swan with two necks’ (necks is a corruption of nicks) see this excellent article by Anita Hunter
  http://www.garfnet.org.uk/new_mill/summer97/ah_swan.htm

• - cumsalisgrano on Thu 5 Apr 2007, 05:12pm. Flag this

  Who owns the Swan thy be eating, see the nicks on the beak.

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