This pub is not only a grade II listed building, it is also a One Star pub on the Campaign for Real Ale’s (CAMRA) National Inventory with an interior of special national historic interest, and the description is as follows: "A spectacular pub of the ‘gin palace’ variety with a host of memorable features both inside and out.

Built in 1901 by F. Miller, this grand Victorian pub occupies a prominent position on the Hammersmith one-way system and has an exuberant exterior with all manner of architectural flourishes on three walls. Inside has undergone some updating (for example, the wood and glass partitions are modern) but has retained much that is original.

The patterned ceiling, which extends throughout the pub is very eye-catching and is an original Victorian feature. So too is the marvellous inglenook fireplace with a curved ceiling that matches the pattern of the ceiling elsewhere in the pub. An unusual double staircase – presumably another Victorian feature - leads up to a first floor restaurant. All around the pub are decorative cornices, painted white and with some intricate patterning picked out in gold."

The listing description is as follows: “Public House. 1901 by F Miller. Red brick and stone, slate roof. Free Jacobean style. Sited on the prominent angle with King Street. 4 storeys with attics. Ground storey of red and black granite. 3 storey oriel bay on angle. 4 unequal bays to ground storey, with chamfered angle under oriel. Mosaic-ornamented gables, and some cut brick. Interior with some surviving original features.”

The WhatPub link is here: WhatPub/Swan

The Swan featured on the The Twelve Days of Christmas: Evening Crawl of Hammersmith, West Kensington and West Brompton on 12 December 2018.