Eat Out London!Hand of Glory
The Hand of Glory is a new pub, food and music venue from JaguarShoes Collective. Like The Wickerman sacrificing Bill Oddie to the gods of Countryfile, it celebrates pagan festivals, traditional iconography and folkloric customs from across the history of the British Isles.
Hand of Glory - JAGUARSHOES COLLECTIVE
The Hand of Glory is a pub, food and music venue from JaguarShoes Collective sited at the original Amhurst Arms in Hackney Downs.
Giant maypoles, wicker masks, brass icons, a straw bear and a ghostly mare; The cosy interior unites a collective of artists in a disquieting, but colourful exhibition of British folk culture.
Like The Wickerman sacrificing Bill Oddie to the gods of Countryfile, it celebrates pagan festivals, traditional iconography and folkloric customs from across the history of the British Isles.
Hand of Glory is a seductive experience that re-explores the rich foundations of Cool Britannia.
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W. F. Ryan | The Warburg Institute
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Hand Of Glory, 240 Amhurst Road, Dalston, London, E8 2BS ...
Hand Of Glory Hackney | London Bar Reviews | DesignMyNight
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You'll find Hand of Glory perched on the crossroads between Amhurst Road and Shacklewell Lane, and within walking distance of the Hackney rail stations.
Decked out with giant maypoles, wicker masks, brass icons and even featuring an encounter between a straw bear and a ghostly mare, this intimate pop-up bar is a project sponsored by the Shoreditch-based arts gurus at Jaguar Shoes.
Hand of Glory isn't excluslively about booze and art though, as Mark Edwards - founder of street food vendor Fleisch Mob - is on hand to deliver a traditionally British menu to combat guests' hunger.
This endearing Hackney based pop-up is a must for art and cider lovers alike, with their rotating array of 'deadly ciders' coming courtesy of a collection of the UK's leading independent brewers.
Make sure to check out Hand of Glory' sister venues, The Victoria,The Old Shoreditch Station, DreamBags JaguarShoes and recently opened RedYellowBlue.
Hand of Glory Dalston Review London Pub | DesignMyNight
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Hailed by the venue themselves as 'The Wickerman sacrificing Bill Oddie to the gods of Countryfile', Hand of Glory is a humble and oh so slightly small pub brimming with Pagan trinkets, the scattering of candles, independent, culture based art and wicker animal trophy heads a-plenty.
Nipping between disused dining school chairs to a candlelit chesterfield cove, Hand of Glory have cultivated so many tropes of British folk culture that are lovely, and more enjoyable to keep track of; so much so that from eating under hop laced ceilings or nipping to the beer garden for a breather, Hand of Glory feels welcome, intimate, original and even boasts a pub license dating back to 1800s.
And while we didn't snag any beer (even with a Five Points tap takeover happening at the venue), credit should be given to Hand of Glory for its insistence on independent brewers and home-made drinks.
Up for a chat, more than willing to curb heads that hurt, and funny, the staff at Hand of Glory will likely be something that continues to make it the humble and hearty pub that it stands as today.
From a respect of folklore based culture to a burger that'll knock the willies out of your hangover, Hand of Glory didn't leave me bewitched (that would sound too corny), but it did leave me with a wanting for more, and you know you've got a gem when that's the case.
London's best cider pubs - Features - Time Out London
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Real cider from an impressive bunch of independent producers remains a real draw.
Fridges are packed with a regularly changing batch of bag-in-box ciders: often something from Millwhites, London Glider (perry as well as cider) and Orchard Pig (Philosopher, perhaps).
Despite the great choice (around eight at any one time), your cider is unlikely to have been hanging around for long: ‘We get through two to three boxes a day,’ our bartender told us.