About this Venue
The Hand of Glory is a pub, food and music venue from JaguarShoes Collective sited at the original Amhurst Arms in Hackney Downs. It holds a liquor licence dating back to the 1800s when the surrounding area was primarily fields and farmland.
Company Overview
’Hand of Glory’ is a cosy and b read moreThe Hand of Glory is a pub, food and music venue from JaguarShoes Collective sited at the original Amhurst Arms in Hackney Downs. It holds a liquor licence dating back to the 1800s when the surrounding area was primarily fields and farmland.
Company Overview
’Hand of Glory’ is a cosy and beautiful pub from JaguarShoes Collective… Like ‘The Wickerman’ sacrificing ‘Bill Oddie' to the gods of Countryfile, its theme celebrates pagan festivals, traditional iconography and folkloric customs from across the history of the British Isles.
The pub is sited at the original ‘Amhurst’ pub and holds a liquor license dating back to the 1800’s when the surrounding area was primarily fields and farmland.
Inside giant maypoles, wicker masks, brass icons and a ghostly mare add to the cosy interior which unites a collective of objects and artworks in a disquieting, but colourful display of British folk culture.
Both the historical and the contemporary inform the space, objects form the villages that keep ancient pagan rituals alive to date sit alongside works by showcased JSC artists who have taken inspiration from the culture.
Hand of Glory is a seductive experience that re-explores the rich foundations of original open and welcoming “Cool Britannia”.
About JaguarShoes Collective...
The original East London Arts collective est 2001. We create beautiful and unique exhibitions, events, publications… within a constantly evolving, world renowned venue where people who share that belief can relax and have a great time in good company.
The organisation was born out of much celebrated Shoreditch bar and exhibition space DreamBagsJaguarShoes in London in 2001. The unusual name of this founding business is derived from the two 1980s bag and shoe wholesaler signs that hang on the buildings original shop front.
The businesses in our collective also include British folklore inspired pub Hand of Glory just off Hackney Downs, pub and live music venue The Victoria in Dalston, publication PosterPaper, boutique record label BigDirtyEngine and online store.