Description: Behind the pub is the cliff and caves of Sneinton Hermitage See also NTGM002099 and NTGM0002204. The Hermitage is a long range of perpendicular rock, overlooking the vale of the Trent. The caves which are found here as well as all over Nottingham are one of the most difficult and intricate problems of local archaeology. Some of them are natural; others are artificial, but date back to prehistoric times, others again are mediaeval or even modern cellars. They have always been famous, and Asser, the friend and biographer of King Alfred, writing about 900, tells us that the ancient name for Nottingham was Tiuogobauc, which he translates as meaning ' the cave dwellings.' The caves at Sneinton are given the name 'Hermitage' which suggests the home of either a 'Dark Age' or Medieval religious recluse. The caves were very useful for storage and kept beer at a constant cool temperature, hence the location of this pub and the Earl Manvers pub close by. There is another old photograph of this pub at NTGM005143 which shows the front with a slightly different facade.