Originally Posted by
MikeMcG
I was told that (as well as its general fighting history) the pub originally got its name because, around the time of Pearl Harbour, there were some vessels with US & Japanese merchant sailors docked in Birkenhead, fired up by recent events, they ended up in a bloody fight at the pub.
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(I've no evidence for this, but it's a good story!)
I've not heard of that story before, but I like it. This area has always been very poor and run down, even when the Dock Cottages were there. There's a lot of regeneration now in the StJames and Hoylake Road area, with the building of new houses.
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