Age-of-sail officers, naval pubs, and Admiral Duncan

Which retired naval officer's pub or tavern would you visit in the past to meet its owner?

Admiral Duncan's estate pub is the choice, based on the account that he sometimes drank there and the prospect of meeting him.

A question about taverns associated with retired naval officers initially prompts an idea for visiting surviving establishments around Britain. The clarification is that the visit would take place in the past, with the officer present. Clarke then chooses a pub on Admiral Duncan's estate, where Duncan reportedly appeared for an occasional drink. The imagined visit draws on Duncan's reputation for physical authority, including the anecdote about holding men over the side of his ship. His presence becomes the joke's reason for other drinkers to behave.