Thread: look up on griffins in chorley lancashire 1945

kerry18 · 10-11-2008, 09:59 PM

does anyone have any information on any griffin born or that used to live in chorley lancashire.

i know that my grandparents names are ivy rose (born around 1904) and dennis griffin and that they had 7 children ( 1 adopted) one was called peter griffin who had at least two children and another called barry also one called anthony (tony)born 3 september 1945

also that my grandparents use to run a pub called ' the swan with two heads'

welshlady · 11-11-2008, 10:52 AM

think the pub might have been called the swan with two necks.

Swan With Two Necks: In the United Kingdom, swans have traditionally been the property of the reigning Monarch. However, in the 16th century, Queen Elizabeth I granted the right to ownership of some swans to the Worshipful Company of Vintners. In order to be able to tell which Swan belonged to whom, it was decided that Vintners' swans should have their beaks marked with two notches, or nicks. In those days, 'neck' was another form of 'nick' and so the Vintners spotted that a Swan With Two Necks could afford them a rather clever pun, and a striking pub sign

there are quite a few inns of this name scattered around the country, including more than one in lancahsire , but this is the chorley one address
Swan With Two Necks

Address Hollinshead Street Chorley Lancashire PR7 1EP

actually was renamed Step Inn briefly but has opened again under its old name. there is a picture of it at this link
http://www.lep.co.uk/chorley-news/Ch...out.4631676.jp

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welshlady Advanced Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Wrexham Posts: 530 Total Awards: 3	Re: look up on griffins in chorley lancashire 1945 think the pub might have been called the swan with two necks. *Swan With Two Necks: In the United Kingdom, swans have traditionally been the property of the reigning Monarch. However, in the 16th century, Queen Elizabeth I granted the right to ownership of some swans to the Worshipful Company of Vintners. In order to be able to tell which Swan belonged to whom, it was decided that Vintners' swans should have their beaks marked with two notches, or nicks. In those days, 'neck' was another form of 'nick' and so the Vintners spotted that a Swan With Two Necks could afford them a rather clever pun, and a striking pub sign there are quite a few inns of this name scattered around the country, including more than one in lancahsire , but this is the chorley one address Swan With Two Necks* Address Hollinshead Street Chorley Lancashire PR7 1EP actually was renamed Step Inn briefly but has opened again under its old name. there is a picture of it at this link http://www.lep.co.uk/chorley-news/Ch...out.4631676.jp
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