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The Joiners Arms
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The Joiners Arms
General information
Address116-118 Hackney Road
Town or city London, E2 7QL
Country England
Coordinates 51°31′47″N0°04′29″W / 51.529605°N 0.074654°W / 51.529605; -0.074654
Opened1997
Closed2015

The Joiners Arms was an LGBT pub and nightclub on Hackney Road in East London. [1]

The original pub, which closed in 2015, had been central to the East London gay scene since it was opened in 1997 by David Alexander Pollard. [2] It had been described as "Britain's trendiest gay dive" [3] with gay public figures including Alexander McQueen, Christopher Kane and Patrick Wolf known to have frequented the venue, and with events hosted by gay entertainers Scottee and Jodie Harsh. [4] The venue had been open to a range of gay subcultures such as the bear scene and drag queens. Due to its late night opening and free entry, the Joiners Arms had a reputation for being a "last chance saloon" and sometimes having a rough crowd, [5] but this has also been described as part of its appeal. [3]

Plans were announced in 2014 to demolish the venue and replace it with a block of flats, [6] but supporters of the venue successfully campaigned to have it recognised as an Asset of Community Value. [7] Tower Hamlets Council only allowed the construction to proceed if the development included a pub that would "remain a lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender-focused venue for a minimum of 12 years". This was believed to be the first time that the sexual orientation of a venue's customers had been included as a condition of planning approval. [1] [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 Neate, Rupert (4 August 2017). "You must include gay venue on site of Joiners Arms, planners tell developers". The Guardian . London. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  2. Pollard, David (16 December 2013). "GAY PUB WINS CASE TO KEEP LATE HOURS". Joiner's Arms. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. 1 2 Henderson, Bob (January 2009). "Britain's Trendiest Gay Dive". Gay Times Magazine. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. Lismore, Daniel (3 March 2008). "JOINERS ARMS - WETYOURSELF".
  5. "Joiners Arms Review". Time Out London. Time Out. 20 June 2012.
  6. Joannou, Cliff (4 November 2014). "The Joiners' Arms is Closing and It's a Travesty". Vice News.
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  8. Burchiellaro, Olimpia (2021). "'There's nowhere wonky left to go': Gentrification, queerness and class politics of inclusion in (East) London". Gender, Work & Organization. 28 (1): 24–38. doi:10.1111/gwao.12495. ISSN   0968-6673.