Fortune of War Hotel

Fortune of War Hotel-watercolour and pencil

This hotel is in the Rocks in Sydney.  It is not on the main street, which is George street, but is located down an alleyway called the Nurses Walk.  It is at the site of the first hospital in Sydney- which I learned when a walking tour came through when I was sketching.
The Fortune of War is reported to be the oldest licenced pub in Sydney, built in 1828.  It has a long term reputation as a popular first and last stop ashore for sailors and  troops of the Armed Forces as they departed Sydney Cove to defend the country.
There are some interesting shops around it, a Button Shop was of great interest to those who passed me while I was working.  A journalist from a Swedish magazine asked if she could take a picture of the sketch for an article she was doing about the Rocks.