Although this pub is not a listed building, it is a Two Star pub on the Campaign for Real Ale’s (CAMRA) National Inventory with an interior of very special national historic interest, 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. 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 Builders Arms featured on the Daytime Crawl of Hampton Court, Teddington, Twickenham and Richmond on 14 June 2003, and the Living the High Life - From Teddington to the Hamptons: Daytime Tour of Teddington, Hampton Hill, Hampton and Hampton Court. in June 2022.

WhatPub link: WhatPub/Builders Arms

Pub Heritage Group link: PHG/Builders Arms

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