The Swan Hotel used to stand on this corner of Chancellor Lane and Dark Lane in Ardwick. The three-storey Chesters house is shown in 1963 with its grand tiled frontage to both streets. That photo also shows a Shell petrol station sign on the other side of Dark Lane; this has been replaced by a Manchester Food Trader while a Nissan showroom car park now stands on the site of the Swan Hotel. This page at the brilliant Manchester Museum of Science & Industry mentions Ken Martin who was brought up at the Swan Hotel, "just off Ashton Old Road in Ardwick", to Irish parents, publicans at the Swan [1].
