Swan with Two Necks Public House

Swan with Two Necks Public House

A small urban public house dating from the 1920s or early 1930s, constructed of brick with a timbered and stuccoed façade and slate roof.

The building follows a narrow rectangular plan with a wing to the rear. A corridor runs the length of the building on the right-hand side, widening out in front of the servery. The arrangement comprises a public bar to the front, servery, and lounge to the rear.

The street elevation is a single bay of three storeys with a central window on each floor. The ground floor features a 6-light mullion and transom window containing a stained glass panel depicting a swan with two necks in the upper central light. The upper floors have projecting bowed casement windows: an 8-light mullion and transom window with small pane glazing on the first floor and a 4-light mullion window with small pane glazing on the second floor. An offset doorway to the right contains a 3-panel door with decorative fielded panels and a 4-light rectangular overlight. The ground floor displays brick and stucco with the name spelt out in gold letters above the window across the width of the building. The upper floors feature applied timber framing with rails and studs, curved diagonal braces on the first floor and cusped panels on the second floor. A modern hanging sign is present.

Internally, the entrance doorway opens into a panelled lobby with doors to the left (into the public bar) and straight ahead (into the corridor). Both doors have two tall panels with leaded patterned glass to the upper third and brass door handles, with rectangular overlights of etched and brilliant cut glass above. The public bar is fitted with oak wall panelling and a plain moulded cornice. To the rear is a panelled servery opening onto the corridor. The corridor has oak panelling with a plain moulded cornice, angled to widen in front of the servery. On the right is a ladies' lavatory with original white, black and orange tiling, followed by an oak stair with wall panelling to dado level providing access to the publican's private accommodation. At the far end of the corridor is a stained glass panel depicting a swan with two necks. Beyond the servery to the left is the lounge, fitted with oak wall panelling and a plain moulded cornice, with original fixed upholstered seating and bell pushes set into the panelling. A stone Tudor-style fireplace is present, and the space is topped by a glazed rectangular lantern.

A public house has been recorded on this site from around 1830. In 1924, the Stockport-based Robinson's Brewery acquired the building and rebuilt it within a decade.