Pub Heritage William
Greater London North West - London
Three star - A pub interior of exceptional national historic importance
Listed Status: Not listed
786 Harrow RoadLondon, Kensal Rise
NW10 5JX
Tel: (020) 8969 5955
Email: info@thewilliamnw10.com
Website https://locipubs.com/william/
Real Ale: Yes
Lunchtime Meals: Yes
Evening Meals: Yes
Bus: Yes
View on: Whatpub
A large inter-war pub probably built by Truman's, with four rooms still retaining many original fittings.
A two-storey and attic building of red brick and stone on the ground floor with impressive chimneys. The fascia has ‘Wines’, 'Ales', ‘London Stout’, and ‘Spirits’ on the Harrow Road side and ‘Wines’ and ‘Spirits’ on the Warfield Road side, with a curved ‘William IV’ on the corner.
The front left door vestibule leads into the large Main Bar with an interwar fielded panelled bar counter with a cupboard for servicing beer engines in times past. The bar back is actually a close copy of the original one and painted dark brown. All four rooms have a dado of interwar fielded panelling, all unfortunately painted a dark grey, 1930s brick fireplaces, and marble counter tops added in recent years. At the rear left there is a wide wooden Tudor-style arch, which is probably inter-war, leading to another room where the bar counter is modern, as is the section of the replacement bar-back.
On the corner is the Nelson Room connected to the main bar by a narrow arch cut into the wall in recent times. This has a vestibule from the disused corner door with a “Private Bar’ brass plate on it. This small room has a quarter circle inter-war fielded panelled bar counter with cupboards, and a chequerboard tiled apron around the base. There are two bar back fittings – a three bay one and a single bay one at right angles with a wooden lined arch for staff access. A small lobby leads to the Clarence Room at the rear, which has another quarter circle interwar fielded panelled bar counter with cupboards, and a chequerboard tiled apron around the base. The three-bay bar back is from the inter-war period, as is the good quality brick fireplace.
Large corner pub rebuilt in interwar years possibly by Trumans (original pub built 1837). A two-storey and attic building of red brick and stone on the ground floor with impressive chimneys. The fascia has ‘Wines’, ‘London Stout’, ‘Spirits’ and ‘Off Sales’ on the Harrow Road side and ‘Wines’ and ‘Spirits’ and more covered over on the Warfield Road side. Also a curved ‘William IV’ on the corner. Closed in 2014 it has been refurbished and reopened in 2018 with 15 guest rooms. It retains a lot of its original fittings in four rooms.
Front left door has a vestibule and leads into the large Main Bar with a bare wood floor, interwar fielded panelled bar counter with cupboard for servicing beer engines and a marble top added in recent years. The bar back is actually a close copy of the original one and painted a dark grey colour. There is a dado of interwar fielded panelling also painted a dark grey colour and a 1930s brick fireplace. Look for the coloured glass panes in the front windows.
At the rear left there is a wooden wide arch presumed to be interwar through which is another room with more interwar fielded panelling also painted a dark grey colour, and a 1930s brick fireplace. However, the bar counter is modern and there is a return section of the replacement bar back here.
On the corner is the Nelson Room connected to the main bar by a narrow arch cut into the wall in recent times. This has a vestibule from the disused corner door with a “Private Bar’ brass plate on it. On the exterior is an iron gate and a terrazzo floor in the exterior lobby. This small room has a quarter circle interwar fielded panelled bar counter with cupboards, a checkerboard tiled apron around the base, and a marble top added in recent years. There are two bar back fittings – a three bay one and a single bay one at right angles with an wooden lined arch for staff between them. Around the walls is a dado of interwar fielded panelling also painted a dark grey colour and a 1930s brick fireplace.
Beyond the Nelson Room is a red tiled lobby with blue painted fielded panelling and a staircase to the guest rooms on the first floor. The Clarence Room at the rear has another quarter circle interwar fielded panelled bar counter with cupboards, a checkerboard tiled apron around the base, and a marble top added in recent years. The three-bay bar back is from the inter-war period. This larger room with a bare wood floor is available for functions and has a better quality 1930s brick fireplace. The gents here have three interwar urinals but modern tiling.
