The Worshipful Company of Vintners, one of the Great Twelve City Livery Companies, retains close links with the wine trade. It traces its origins to the 12th century and received its swan rights from
Vintners' Hall by the River Thames.
Vintners' dining hall.
Swan Warden banner.
Vintners' WWI memorial.
Swan with Two Necks, London
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The Swan with Two Necks was a coaching inn in the City of London that, until the arrival of the railways, was one of the principal departure points for travel to the north of England from London. Its
Worshipful Company of Vintners
…apportioned between the Crown, the Vintners' and Dyers' Companies. Vintners' swans are given two nicks to the beak (whereas the Dyers' have one): hence the Swan with Two Necks. The music video of Liberty X's 2002 smash hit "Just a Little" was filmed at Vintners' Hall, featuring a gang of professional burglars (with two of its…
The Swan with Two Necks. Engraved by F. Rosenberg after a painting by James Pollard. Published by J. Watson, London, 1831.
Timetable of coach departures. n.d.
Chaplin's Swan with Two Necks Hotel and Commercial Tavern Lad Lane London