The White Swan - Deptford

An imposing corner property situated on Deptford High Street on the corner with

Edward Street. This was built as a pub and also a hotel in the early 1800s. It is stock

brick with classical detailing and retains the original pub frontage. There is a grand

separate entrance to the hotel on the Edward Street elevation and the pilasters,

fascia and decorative entrances of the pub frontage are all still intact. 

The pediment detail to the first floor windows has been removed. The most impressive element of this building, which can be seen along the street, is the deep parapet which

incorporates the signage ‘Swan’, ‘Hotel’ and ‘The White Swan’ and classical arched detailing. At the corner rising above the parapet is a swan figurine sitting within a stuccoed recessed background with a finial above.