Lusy's Oar House Taverne in Batam, Indonesia, so named because of the number of oars from boats hanging on the walls.
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Lusy's Oar House Taverne in Batam, Indonesia, so named because of the number of oars from boats hanging on the walls.
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Glad you explained that Dave.
I thought it could just be a badly painted sign with a misspelling! :wink:
Bligh.
On the Wirral. Ties in well with our other thread on songs of the sea.
The Twelve Oars Pub and Restaurant in Skegness, Linconshire.
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Whitstable.
The Muddy Oar Bar and Lounge at Riverside Park, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire.
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Two Marina Inns. On at St Leonards on sea and one in Chicago.
North Shields
The Old Ironsides pub in Sacramento, California.
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Shaldon Devon.
The Hawkins Meeting House, Plymouth, Devon.
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This pub is named for Sir John Hawkins the Elizabethan naval commander, who was born nearby. There were objections when the name was proposed because he was one of the first Englishmen involved in the West African slave trade.
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Southfleet.
The Yankee Clipper in Foynes, County Limerick, Ireland.
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Saxilby
The Yankee Clipper Tavern in Ankeny, Iowa, U.S.A..
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Shaldon Devon.
The White Star Tavern in Southampton. The White Star shipping line were famous for owning the Titanic.
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Portsmouth.
The White Star Ale House in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
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Plaistowe.
The White Star in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
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Rippon.
The White Star Pub in Benidorm.
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The Tipsy Hammock beach bar in Playa del Ingles, Gran Canaria.
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Greenwich
The Ship & Mitre in Liverpool.
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The unusual combination in the name comes from the fact that in the past this pub had previously been named 'The Flagship' and later as 'The Mitre'.
North Devon.
The Fraggle Rock Bar, Bryher,Isles of Scilly.
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There used to be a children's t.v. puppet series called Fraggle Rock.
Here is a saucy one from Plymouth.
The Atlantic Inn in Hugh Town, St Mary's, Isles of Scilly.
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The Mermaid Inn at St Mary's in the Isles of Scilly.
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Newton Abbott
The Flying Dutchman has appeared several times before but not in this locality. This Flying Dutchman is a partybar in Sunny Beach, Bulgaria.
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Surfleet.
The Steam Packet in Norwich, Norfolk.
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The Ship at Retford.
The Steam Packet in Frindsbury, Dover, Kent.
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Benfleet.