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captainbirdseye | Lyr Req: Sailor Town (Cicely Fox Smith) (41) | RE: sailortown | 02 Jul 06 |
I remember my Father pointing out to me a pub called the Bombay Grab I think it was on what used to be Ratcliffe Highway, not far from Mile End, in east london. The pub apparantly got its name,because unwitting sailors wandered in there looking for something more exciting than PingPong, and got knocked over the head and woke up next morning on board a ship for Bombay. Hence the name the Bombay Grab,Another hazard for poor jack tar whilst vising Sailortown. |