Welcome to Queer Quest Hackney! 

Queer Quest Hackney is a free activity available for anyone to take part in during LGBT+ History Month. You can explore Hackney through its queer historic venues, collecting ink stamps to mark your journey. Just pick up a Queer Quest Hackney posterzine from any of the participating locations, where you can collect your first ink stamp, each designed by Hackney based queer trans+ artists, and read about the historic significance of the venue. In the zine you will find all the locations of the other ink stamps, the whole route will take roughly 60 minutes at standard walking pace.

Route on Google Maps

Accessibility Information

Vogue Fabrics Dalston Gallery

• The stamp will be located in the Gallery side of VFD.

• There is one step up to the entrance from street level.

• The Queer Quest Hackney ink stamp and posterzine will be located in the gallery side on the bench by the window.

The Divine (The Glory stamp)

• Sadly, The Divine is currently not fully accessible. 

• The Ground floor bar is at street level and there are no steps to enter and the main door is wide enough to accommodate wheelchairs. 

• The pavement outside The Divine is wide and spacious enough for drop offs and pick-ups. 

• There are no toilets on the ground floor, they are all on the lower level. 

• The nearest wheelchair accessible toilet is at Nandos, approximately 2 minutes down the road at 148 Kingsland High Street. Nandos closes at 10pm Sunday – Thursday and 11pm at the weekend. 

• There are 2 sets of gender-neutral toilets on the lower level; one has 5 cubicles and the other has 3 urinals and 1 cubicle. Currently none are wheelchair accessible. 

• There are 17 wide steps with slip resistant treads down to the lower basement level with sturdy handrails either side.

• The Queer Quest Hackney ink stamp and posterzine will be located at the end of the bar.

Dalston Superstore

• There is one 20 cm step up to the entrance from street level. 

• They have a ramp available, please let a member of the door team know if you would like to use the ramp. 

• The front door opens inwards and leads to a small lobby. 

• The lobby door opens out onto the main ground floor bar/restaurant area. 

• There is level access to all facilities on this floor. 

• None of the doors are power assisted. 

• The Queer Quest Hackney ink stamp and posterzine will be located on the ground floor at the back of the building, next to the flyers.

Tin Café (Lenthall Road Workshop stamp)

• There is one step leading into Tin Café.

• The Queer Quest Hackney ink stamp and posterzine will be located at a table in front of the counter.

Open Barbers

• Entrance: 88cm wide (narrowest doorway) with push button access.

• Level access throughout, all furniture can be moved. 

• Some pavements leading to Open Barbers are uneven and narrow.

• The Queer Quest Hackney ink stamp and posterzine will be located on the coffee table.

Shoreditch Balls (The London Apprentice stamp)

• There is one step up to the entrance from street level.

• The ground floor is level.

• The Queer Quest Hackney ink stamp and posterzine will be located on the ground floor on the bar.

References + Further Reading

Vogue Fabrics Dalston

• https://www.curionoir.com/pages/lyall-hakaraia

• https://www.paradiserowlondon.com/blogs/curates/lyall-hakaraia-fashion-designer-founder-of-vfd 

The Glory 

• https://www.nottelevision.net/jonny-woo-new-venue-glory/

• https://www.timeout.com/london/news/diva-down-iconic-east-london-queer-venue-the-glory-is-closing-120623 

• https://issuu.com/gscene/docs/03_scene_mar2021/s/11811969 

• https://www.hackneygazette.co.uk/news/23977999.glory-kingsland-road-closes-due-redevelopment/ 

Dalston Superstore

• https://www.vice.com/en/article/evyxj7/an-oral-history-of-dalston-superstore 

• https://tribunemag.co.uk/2022/08/dalston-superstore-unite-the-union-hospitality-work 

• https://dalstonsuperstore.com/unite-the-union-and-dalston-superstore-sign-recognition-agreement/ 

Lenthall Road Workshop

• https://hackney-museum.hackney.gov.uk/2022/09/30/lenthall-road-workshop-lesbian-and-gay-hackney/

• https://whatischatspalace.wordpress.com/tag/lenthall-road-printshop/

• https://radicalprintshops.org/doku.php?id=lenthall_road_workshop 

• https://www.hamhigh.co.uk/news/21151861.lenthall-road-workshop-helped-spread-radical-political-campaigns/ 

• https://decoratingdissidence.com/2019/07/13/review-women-on-screens/ 

• https://chiamoan.com/the-art-of-activism/ 

• https://hackneyhistory.wordpress.com/2011/05/19/lenthall-road-workshop-e8-1976/ 

• https://museum-collection.hackney.gov.uk/object-2022-91 

• https://arthoppers.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/HT450.pdf 

• https://www.eastlondonlines.co.uk/2019/05/historic-screen-printing-exhibition-in-hackney-museum/

• https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1275026/black-lesbian-poster-ingrid-pollard/ 

• https://www.instagram.com/p/CtrhHgwoS1s/?next=%2Fsophieblake72%2F 

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Open Barbers

• https://www.thepinknews.com/2021/03/31/open-barbers-trans-community-10-birthday-transgender-greygory-lane-felix-vass/ 

• https://www.dapperq.com/2011/09/open-barbers-is-styling-genderqueer-london/ 

• https://www.vice.com/en/article/3bwvpw/inside-britains-first-queer-and-trans-friendly-hair-salon 

The London Apprentice 

• https://bestvenues.london/venue/the-london-apprentice/ 

Further reading

• https://hackneyhistory.wordpress.com/2023/02/19/a-trans-commune-in-dalston-1979/ 

• https://www.museumofthehome.org.uk/explore/stories-of-home/lgbtq-history-in-a-time-of-change/ 

• https://www.ucl.ac.uk/urban-lab/sites/urban-lab/files/LGBTQ_cultural_infrastructure_in_London_nightlife_venues_2006_to_the_present.pdf 

Credits

Thank you for being part of Queer Quest Hackney ❤️ 

If you wish to support the project, it'd be immense to receive feedback here, or donations here, thanks!

Created by Jeng Au for Camp Trans CIC

Funded by Hackney Pride 365

Illustrations by Joy Yamusangi, Sega, and Zach Ellams

Design by Jeng Au

Featuring Vogue Fabrics Dalston, Dalston Superstore, The Glory, Lenthall Road Workshop, Open Barbers, and The London Apprentice

Thanks to The Divine, Shoreditch Balls, and Tin Café

Feel free to contact camptransfest@gmail.com with "Queer Quest Hackney" in the subject title to get in touch with the team.