Two Swan Inn

Two Swan Inn
   West out of Bishopsgate, in Bishopsgate Ward Without, between Nos. 186 and 187 (Rocque, 1746-Horwood, 1799).
   Part of the site occupied by a Stable yard in Rocque, 1746.
   Former names: " Garden Alley" (O. and M. 1677). " Garland Alley" (Strype, ed. 1720).
   Site now occupied by the Great Eastern Railway Hotel. Name derived from the sign.

A Dictionary of London. . 1918.

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