Location : ../.. > Ward > Plymouth > Sutton & Mount Gould > Coxside > Sutton Road
Site/Position : On side of pub, next to front entrance.

Main Transcription
Description : The plaque is painted black, with painted on white lettering. The pub name is shadowed in red. Varnished.
Transcription : A Tavern has stood on this site / since the 16th Century. Originally it backed / on to the waterfron, known as 'Smarts Quay' / the present building dates back to the / reign of Queen Anne. / In the 18th & 19th Cent. The Inn gained a / reputation as a 'Shanghai Tavern'. The / practice of Shanghaing was to drug a / seamans ale & then sell him to a ships / Master. The poor soul usually woke up / to find himself on passage to the Orient / hence the name 'Shanghai'. / Fortunately, we no longer carry out / this practice. So, its safe to come on in and enjoy our grand old tavern.

Additional Crests/Logos
Transcription : The name of the pub - THE SHIPWRIGHTS ARMS.

Material : wood (painted)

Reference Number : PLAQUE 109