The Shipwright’s Arms has many fascinating features, including a series of unique hand-painted stained glass windows.
These are, as you’d expect, all on nautical themes — with one notable exception: Australia’s only memorial window to a living person.
The subject is Max, a long-time regular patron at Shippies’ and (temporarily, he says) retired Lord Mayor of Battery Point.
Despite the memorial, Max says he keeps on living just to be awkward.
And that he’s happy to have one with any mug. Provided it’s your shout, of course.
