The Highway Man Pub

The painting depicts a pub my dad worked at before I was born on the housing estate we both grew up on. The pub was demolished in the early 90s therefore a place that only exists to me through others’ memories. Highway men are a traditional aspect of British folklore and also were very prominent in my hometown (Camberley) during the 1700s, with many pubs named after them. The work was constructed through limited archives and mostly through conversations with past generations who visited and worked there, whilst also naturally slightly fictionalised. The pub acts as a ghost of the past, considering how a place may exist differently as a memory.

Upon purchase, the buyer will be provided with a certificate of authentication. 


Oil paint on wood
Framed (two cast iron brackets and chains provided to hang sculpturally as a pub sign)

Dimensions : 
63x52cm (with frame)
63x74cm (with frame and brackets)
49x39cm (without frame and brackets)

2025