The Hand in Heart pub is a local real ale pub situated on the busy derby road. before it became a pub, it was traditional Georgian house, with stables at the rear of the building, and a large cave down below. however, in 1866, this was converted into a pub, where the beer was brewed in the stables and the cooler caves where used for storage. shortly after, the Victorian shop front was added and the horn in hand became a public house. above the shop front was a terrace facing derby road, which, in the 1960's, was covered in a glass conservatory and used as a restaurant area.
On arrival to the Hand in Heart, my initial thoughts were that this pub had some character, and some history, despite the modern alterations on the building, such as the glass conservatory, and the more commercial colours and fonts on the advertising boards outside, which almost convert any building into a weather spoons lookalike!
However, walking inside, the spacious room felt cosy, and old! I wasn't too sure on how I felt about the glass conservatory at first, but after walking inside, there would be a lack of natural light without the conservatory, and it works well with the rest of the building layout. Also the use of the caves is something I have very rarely come across before and is very unusual for me, and because of this, I really liked it! Just sitting there with a old brown ale in the caved seating area almost made me feel like I was back in the times of robin hood!
References: http://www.thehandandheart.co.uk/ - accessed on 28/04/14
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