Swan with Two Necks, London

[3] Until the arrival of the railways, the Swan was one of the principal departure points for travel to the north of England from London.

[6] In 1776, the Mohawk Chief Joseph Brant resided at the inn during negotiations on bringing the Iroquois Confederacy into the American Revolutionary War.

Among the other inns he owned were the Spread Eagle, Gracechurch Street, the Cross Keys, and the White Horse, Fetter Lane.

It was replaced by a new building that functioned as a goods and parcels depot for Chaplin & Horne railway agents and carriers.

The British Almanac of 1862 reported that: One of the most remarkable recent buildings in the City for its size and constructive features occupies the site of the well-known Swan-with-two-Necks, in Gresham Street.