The Hero of Waterloo Hotel

The Hero of Waterloo Hotel features rough-hewn sandstone walls that have stood in Millers Point since eighteen forty-four. Its first landlord, George Cribb, oversaw its construction using labor from convicts assigned to the colony. A heavy iron ring still fixed to the floor of the cellar suggests the rumors of sailors being pressed into service through a tunnel leading directly to the harbor. Today, the pub remains a central fixture of the neighborhood, holding its place against the city rising around it.