Building record 1099300000 - THE SWAN

Grade II. Public house. Early C19 alterations to older building. Red brick. S. range has slate roof, hipped to right, with brick chimney to left and boarded eaves on paired cut wooden brackets. N. range has tiled roof, 2 brick chimneys and one rendered chimney to left. 2 storeys. S. front of 3 bays has 4-pane sash windows, irregularly placed, and all with cambered heads. Door between left-hand windows has marginally glazed fanlight and wooden surround of shaped pilaster strips and moulded cornice hood on scroll brackets. E. front of N. range has 3 bays with tripartite barred sashes flanking single sash to first floor, canted bay window with barred sashes to ground floor right, 3-light barred wooden casement to left and C20 window to centre. 2 board doors, that to left in wooden surround with plain hood on brackets. Some C17 timber framing inside (B1).
The Swan opened in 1796 and is still in use as a pub. It had a maltings and brewery, sending beer to London. Also previously known as the Old Swan and the White Swan. [Historical references and photo] (B2).
The brewhouse and maltings are mentioned in 1812, 1853/54, 1864, 1871 and 1890, run and owned by members of the Hedges family until the pub was sold to Chesham Brewery in 1935 (B3).