Although this pub is not a listed building, it is a locally listed building and it is a Two Star pub on CAMRA’s National Inventory with an interior of very special national historic importance, and the description is as follows: “This pub still has two separate rooms with a relatively modern arched cut-through between them. Almost certainly built in Edwardian times and a marked contrast with earlier, Victorian ornateness. The exterior is distinguished with brown glazed brick, a band of blue-grey mottled faïence and some attractive designs in the window frames. The upper parts of the windows throughout the pub, as well as the doors, have some delightfully detailed glazing with pretty green leaves and other motifs. Both rooms also have beamed ceilings which were popular at the time to evoke a sense of older, timber-built buildings. Both the counter and the bar-back in the main bar (originally the saloon bar) on the right look as though they might be inter-war replacements, although the counter top is modern. A prominent Tudor-style arch spans the width of the room. A charming detail not to be missed is the Art Nouveau-style spear-like recesses carved in the wall panelling which are probably a unique feature in pub ornamentation. The saloon bar (originally the public bar) on the left now has little of interest other than an original fireplace with attractive tiling.”

The local listing description is as follows: “The Builder's Arms public house is on the corner of Field Lane and Bridgeman Road, built originally in 1869. In the Teddington Society Survey of the 1970s, Mrs. E. Pilborough described the building as "2-storey, plaster on upper floors & red glazed tiles on ground floor walls, tiled roof with dentils along eaves, sash windows with shutters on upper floors." Above the fascia board is a cornice. There are attractive hanging baskets and seats outside. "Yes it's a pub, and a proper local pub at that. That's not to say it’s unwelcoming, but it has a character - something missing in so many high street or chain pubs these days. You do need to turn off the High Street to find The Builders but it’s worth it. The service is friendly and the pub has real character - a good British family pub, with a lovely open fire in the winter months and they even turn the sport off the TVs during dining - many pubs could learn from that! If you like your roast dinner like your mother made, but you don't have the time or inclination to do it at home, The Builders is the place to head for.”

CAMRA Website link: CAMRA Website/Builders Arms

The Builders Arms featured on the Daytime Crawl of Hampton Court, Teddington, Twickenham and Richmond on 14 June 2003, the Living the High Life - From Teddington to the Hamptons: Daytime Tour of Teddington, Hampton Hill, Hampton and Hampton Court. in June 2022, and features on the From the Sussex Arms to the Builders Arms Via a Prince, a Rifleman and a Mason: Daytime Pub Tour of Twickenham and Teddington on 18 October 2025.

Exterior Main Bar Main Bar Door Glazing Door with Hatch (now removed) Wall Panelling Saloon Bar Fireplace