Pub Heritage Prince Of Wales
Greater London East - Ilford
One star - A pub interior of special national historic interest
Listed Status: Not listed
63 Green Lane / Connaught RoadIlford
IG1 1XJ
Tel: (020) 8478 1326
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/theprinceofwalesilford
Real Ale: Yes
Lunchtime Meals: Yes
Evening Meals: Yes
Bus: Yes
View on: Whatpub
Built in 1890 and converted to pub use around 1930, it still has two completely separate rooms with original bar counters.
The rendered flat roof extensions on the left, front, right and rear were added when it became a pub. There were originally four doors leading to the public bar on the left, a snug and off sales in the middle, and a lounge bar on the right. The partitions are now long gone, and the former off-sales and snug areas have been incorporated into the public bar. The 1930 bar counter in the public bar facing two-sides is original, as is the vertical panelling on the walls to two-thirds height, but both have been painted with a wood-effect paint. The white-painted panelled ceiling also looks original, although the bar-back is relatively modern. The door at the rear has a ‘Private’ and Prince of Wales Feathers etched panel.
The lounge has an external entrance on the right and also a doorway from the public bar. The relatively small counter with a forward canted front, and dado panelling around the room look original. Its decorative appearance is markedly different to that of the public bar, with the counter front and wall panelling painted an eye-catching red-brown colour.
An 1880 building of London brick converted into a pub around 1930 when the rendered flat roof extensions on the left, front, right and rear were added. There were four doors and originally the layout was public bar on the left and a snug and off sales in the middle which have all been combined – the partition separating the off sales was removed in the 1980s – and a lounge bar on the right. What is now a S-shaped public bar retains the 1930 bar counter facing two-sides but recently it has been painted with a ‘graining’-style of paint; the bar back is modern. The walls have vertical panelling to two-thirds height, the panelled ceiling is painted white, on the left there is an old wall bench and it has lost the fireplace.
The lounge has an entrance on the right and also a doorway from the public bar. It has a tapered bar counter that looks 1930s which has recently been painted a red-brown colour. Dado panelling around the room also looks old and is painted a red-brown colour. Door at rear has a ‘Private’ and Prince of Wales Feathers etched panels. On the far left is an outside gents’ with modern fittings.
