Swan and (with) Two Necks Inn

Swan and (with) Two Necks Inn
   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.

A Dictionary of London. . 1918.

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