Historic houses · London
Millfield House
Millfield House — building located in Silver Street, Edmonton, London.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Silver Street · 0.8 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Millfield House is a historic house in the United Kingdom — typically a country seat, manor, or town house with notable architecture or history. Heritage designation: Grade II* listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "building located in Silver Street, Edmonton, London". Coordinates: 51.6165°, -0.0787°.
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Millfield House is a Grade II* listed building located in Silver Street, Edmonton, London. Previously a private house, it has been used as an arts centre since 1979.
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Background
History
The house is first mentioned in 1796 when it belonged to John Wigston of Trent Park. Later that year it was let to the Ambassador of Austria. The house was valued at £6,300 by 1828, when Robert Mushet of the Royal Mint died there. The house was sold in 1849 to the Strand Union Guardians for a school for London workhouse children, and over the next 40 years several extensions were made to the house which by 1897 housed 400 children. The school was partly self- sufficient complete with two meadows, cultivated land and a herd of cows and some pigs. The children were taught trades; the boys, tailoring, shoe making and carpentry; the girls, housework, needlework and laundering. In 1913 the…
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- Coordinates
- 51.6165, -0.0787
- District
- Enfield
- Parish
- Enfield, unparished area
- Postcode
- N18 1PL
- Parliamentary constituency
- Edmonton and Winchmore Hill
- Nearest railway station
- Silver Street — 0.8 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q6859481 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Millfield House (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Millfield House.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Millfield House?
- Millfield House is in London, United Kingdom (postcode N18 1PL), in the parish of Enfield, unparished area.
- Is Millfield House a listed building?
- Millfield House is officially recognised as Grade II* listed building listed.
- How do I get to Millfield House?
- The nearest railway station is Silver Street, about 0.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode N18 1PL.