Although this pub is not a listed building, it is a One Star pub on the Campaign for Real Ale’s (CAMRA) National Inventory with an interior of special national historic interest, and the description is as follows:The Kilburn Arms still has an enormous amount of superb etched and cut glass in both vestibules and bar-backs.

The exterior proclaims that it was originally ‘The Prince of Wales 1899’. To the left is an inter-war single storey extension also with a pediment having plasterwork including the bust of the Prince of Wales, (later King Edward VII). On the far left is what appears to have been a former shop, possibly an off licence, with Art Deco detail at the top. The original pub part consists of two bars separated by a glazed partition. The right hand bar has an impressive vestibule entrance with cut and etched windows. It has a curved bar counter with a front, like that of the left hand bar, of a similar style to the panelling in the single-storey part of the building so presumably dates from the inter-war period. The four bay bar back fitting has good cut and etched glass panels with floral and fruit decoration with bay three being a door with a ‘Office’ cut and etched glass panel.

The left hand bar has a modern vestibule entrance with some very rare curved cut and etched windows featuring floral and fruit decoration, and old dado panelling. The five bay bar back fitting has good cut and etched glass panels with floral and fruit decoration and modest pilasters with capitals. Opened-up to the left is a large room in the single storey part of the pub that might have been for functions, or billiards, with its blocked in skylight having brightly coloured panes. It has a good plasterwork cornice and a dado of fielded panelling.

The WhatPub link is here: WhatPub/Kilburn Arms

The Pub Heritage Group link is here: PHG/Kilburn Arms

The Kilburn Arms (then the Prince of Wales) featured on the Kilburn and the High Roads: Daytime Crawl of Cricklewood, Brondesbury and Kilburn in October 2014.