Editing Old Swan (section)

==Description==
Old Swan is centred on the road junction between Prescot Road, running east to west, Derby Lane (from the north) St Oswald Street (from the south) and Broadgreen Road (from the south-east). It is named after a [[public house]] called the Three Swans,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Old Swan - Latest news updates, pictures, video, reaction - Liverpool Echo|url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/all-about/old-swan|access-date=2021-04-20|website=www.liverpoolecho.co.uk}}</ref> which served the pack-horse route along Prescot Lane (now Prescot Road) in the 18th century. The name was derived from the coat of arms of local landowners, the Walton family.<ref>DM Whale : ''Lost Villages of Liverpool'' (1985) {{ISBN|0 901314 24 2}}</ref>
The inn stood at the corner of Prescot Lane and Pettycoat Lane (now Broadgreen Road). The junction later acquired two more pubs, the Swan Vaults (now called the Old Swan) and the Cygnet (now closed), while the original pub was replaced by another, the Red House (now closed); this has become a branch of [[Costa Coffee]].<ref>Whale p40</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=McDonough|first=Tony|date=2015-08-13|title=Merseyside Costa franchisee looks to open more stores and become a £10m business|url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/business/merseyside-costa-franchisee-looks-open-9841450|access-date=2021-04-20|website=Liverpool Echo|language=en}}</ref>