North-east from Butcher Row to East Smithfield at No.102, with a branch to Nightingale Lane (Lockie, 1810).
Former names: " Swann alley," 1641 (Ct. H.W. IT. p.760). "Swan alley" (W. Stow, 1722-Horwood, 1799).
Removed for the erection of St. Katherine's Docks and the adjacent warehouses, 1827.
A Dictionary of London. Henry A Harben. 1918.