Row Over "Hitler" Pub Sign - Wirral-Wikiwirral

Wow, crazy stuff, just browsing the BBC website again, and found this story, started reading it and realised it was in Rock Ferry lmao!

Wirral makes the front page of the England section again! With a photo lol!

Originally Posted by BBC News

A Wirral pub named in honour of a former poet laureate has had complaints because some locals claim its sign looks like Adolf Hitler.

Locals have nicknamed the John Masefield, in Rock Ferry, "The Adolf" because of the sign's resemblance to the Nazi leader.

But Seanie Walsh, who manages the pub, said he would not be dictated to and refused to change the picture.

Mr Walsh said: "That is what he looked like so the sign is to stay."

Masefield, who was made poet laureate in 1930, spent his Merchant Navy apprenticeship on HMS Conway, which was moored at Rock Ferry.

I think people need to get with it lol, it dont even look that much like hitler and what does it matter anyway, its a public house ffs, their all too drunk to realise!

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Lol, it only barely resembles Hitler imho!

lol

it's actually in new ferry

What a load of shit!

As John Masefield shares the same birthday as me (not the same year though - 100 years previous..

) 1st June 1878, and Hilters birthday was 20th April 1889, surely its Hitler that looks like John Masefield (in the sign), not the other way round

The picture looks more like John Aldridge than Adolf Hitler. Some people just look for a excuse to moan now a days!

lol was in there last week, not a bad little pub for the ferry, has to be said.

Wanted to go in there but fear for my life. tis the ferry after all man.

Only kiddin', is it any good, is it cheap. who's up for a few scoops there to find out ???? when i've got money in 2 weeks

one of the best nites nites i had was in the ferry pmsl!!! the wirral pmsl!!!!

LOL @ the wirral, that place still open?

the drinks are quite cheap yea, more of a lounge than anything - have tv's in there but could do with music too...

oh and they have a smoking bit out the back so u arent engulfed in smoke before u even get in there lol

wetherspoons havent got a music licence for any of there pubs.

Lmao, I was in a doctors before, and noticed even they have a PRS license; spoons the cheap skates!!

Originally Posted by MattLFC

Lmao, I was in a doctors before, and noticed even they have a PRS license; spoons the cheap skates!!

wots one of them matty ?

Performing Rights Society, interlinked with the MCPS, basically the people who take the license fee's from radio stations etc to distribute to record companies/artists in the UK.

I wonder how many of my streaming media clients have PRS licenses... not many probably lmao!

thanks for the enlightenment matty

WOW

No problemo hehe

Originally Posted by Dazzz

WOW

What you mean "wow" ? or as that aimed at my dimness ? lol

Originally Posted by jonah

thanks for the enlightenment matty

yea, i kinda figurered... quite expensive for just one venue (was told about £2k - for a nightclub anyway, dont see it making any difference where it is tho really)... for the amount of wetherspoons' that would be a shitload of money lol

Originally Posted by Davey_Martin

have tv's in there

I wonder whats gd on tv

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