A second Richmond White Swan – the graceful, royal bird of the river, gliding again on the beautiful Thames
This White Swan in Richmond holds eighteen hundred reviews and a 4.5 – a strong score on a very large sample – and it flies, like its Richmond namesake, one of the most graceful of all riverside emblems: the white swan, the beautiful, elegant, royal bird of the Thames, gliding again in serene beauty on the lovely river.
A second graceful swan
This is the second “White Swan” this survey has met in riverside Richmond – and, as with the Crowns, that is no surprise, for the graceful white swan is one of the most beloved and fitting of all riverside pub names, and riverside Richmond, on its beautiful reach of the Thames, is exactly the place for it. That Richmond should boast more than one White Swan is entirely fitting – the graceful, royal bird of the river, flown over more than one riverside pub on the beautiful Thames. Each White Swan celebrates the same lovely bird – the elegant white swan, gliding serenely on the water, emblem of grace and beauty and royalty. This second White Swan takes its place alongside its namesake, both flying the graceful bird, both perfectly fitting for the beautiful Richmond riverside. (We give it, of course, its own distinct title – a second graceful swan of the Thames.)
The grace of the swan
The swan is, as we have celebrated before, one of the most beautiful and graceful of all birds – and the white swan gliding on the water is a genuine picture of elegance and serene loveliness. The long, elegant, curving neck; the pure white plumage; the serene, effortless glide across the water; the great beauty and dignity of the bird – the swan is celebrated, and rightly, as an emblem of grace, beauty, elegance and purity. And as a bird of the river, it is perfectly fitting for a riverside pub – the graceful white swan of the Thames, gliding on the beautiful river. For this second riverside White Swan, on its lovely reach of the Richmond Thames, the name is again perfectly fitting and graceful – the beautiful bird of the beautiful river, celebrated once more.
The royal bird of the river
The swan carries, too, its genuine royal status – for the swan is, by ancient tradition, a royal bird, the Crown holding rights over the swans of England for many centuries, and the mute swans of the Thames still associated with the monarchy (the ancient ceremony of “swan upping,” the annual census of the Thames swans on behalf of the Crown, continuing to this day). This royal status gives the swan a genuine regal dignity – the royal bird of the river, gliding in regal beauty on the Thames. For a Thames-side pub in the deeply royal town of Richmond, this royal-swan heritage is especially fitting – the royal bird, on the royal river, in the royal town. It adds a note of genuine regal dignity to this second graceful White Swan, flying the beautiful royal bird once more on the lovely Richmond Thames. Its strong score across a very large sample marks it as a genuinely good and popular riverside pub.
There is genuine grace and tradition in the name – the beautiful white swan, the royal bird of the river, perfectly fitting once more for a riverside pub on the beautiful Richmond Thames. This second White Swan flies the same graceful bird as its namesake, in the same lovely riverside tradition. Its strong score across a very large sample marks it as a genuinely good and popular pub, worthily bearing its graceful name. The Prat’s nature desk admires the graceful swans on the river once more, salutes the royal bird of the Thames, and raises a second elegant glass.
The pub
A strong, hugely popular riverside pub doing a good 4.5 across a very large sample – a second Richmond White Swan, flying the beautiful, elegant, royal bird of the Thames once more.
Verdict
Strong, hugely popular, and gracefully classic – this second White Swan, flying the beautiful royal bird of the river once more on the lovely Richmond Thames.
Have a pint at this second White Swan by the Richmond river, and enjoy the graceful name once more – the beautiful white swan, the elegant and royal bird of the Thames, gliding again in serene beauty on the lovely river.
Alan Nafzger was born in Lubbock, Texas, the son Swiss immigrants. He grew up on a dairy in Windthorst, north central Texas. He earned degrees from Midwestern State University (B.A. 1985) and Texas State University (M.A. 1987). University College Dublin (Ph.D. 1991). Dr. Nafzger has entertained and educated young people in Texas colleges for 37 years. Nafzger is best known for his dark novels and experimental screenwriting. His best know scripts to date are Lenin’s Body, produced in Russia by A-Media and Sea and Sky produced in The Philippines in the Tagalog language. In 1986, Nafzger wrote the iconic feminist western novel, Gina of Quitaque. He currently lives in Holloway, North London. Contact: [email protected]
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