Myddelton House
| Myddelton House | |
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Myddelton House from the lake | |
Interactive map of the Myddelton House area | |
| General information | |
| Type | Villa |
| Architectural style | Regency |
| Location | Bulls Cross, Enfield, London, England |
| Coordinates | 51°40′30″N 0°03′40″W / 51.675°N 0.061°W |
| Construction started | 1818 |
| Governing body | Lee Valley Regional Park Authority |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Official name | Myddelton House |
| Designated | 19 March 1951 |
| Reference no. | 1078893 |
| Official name | Myddelton House Gardens |
| Designated | 1 October 1987 |
| Reference no. | 1000243 |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Official name | Lake Terrace in the grounds of Myddelton House |
| Designated | 15 August 1979 |
| Reference no. | 1358715 |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Official name | Market Cross in the grounds of Myddelton House |
| Designated | 15 August 1979 |
| Reference no. | 1079478 |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Official name | Stable Block to north of Myddelton House |
| Designated | 31 January 1974 |
| Reference no. | 1359004 |
Myddelton House is a Regency villa in Bulls Cross, Enfield, London, England. Dating from 1819, the building is enclosed by an 8-acre garden that was developed in the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries. In the late 19th century, the house came into the possession of Edward Augustus Bowles, the "Crocus King", a notable horticulturalist, plantsman and garden writer. Over the next 50 years he created an important garden on the site. After his death in 1954, the house and some of the estate, including the major parts of the garden, was acquired by the Lee Valley Regional Park Authority for use as their headquarters. The house continues to serve that purpose and the gardens are regularly open to the public. Myddelton House is a Grade II listed building and the gardens are listed, also at Grade II, on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England.