Myddleton Arms, London

Probably early C19 of three-storeys in brick and retaining original bar fittings.

Has a small front bar with genuinely old bar counter having decorative brackets painted a gastro light green and with an original top. A panelled dado is also painted a gastro light green colour and it has a bare wood floor. The bar back is much changed but there are two pilasters with detailed capitals that are old and painted a gastro light green colour as is the top section that has an original wood stained but the modern brick shaped tiles and wine racks etc. distract. Two front doors indicate a partition lost.

A doorway to the rear room also with bare wood floor and there is another old panelled bar counter which is sloping towards the top usually indicating inter-war but the listed description states this is “C19 or early C20” and is also painted a gastro light green with an old wooden top. The large upper structure is modern. Thereis a good wood surround fireplace painted bright blue with detail picked out in gold (reclaimed brick interior?) and a round mirror in the mantelpiece. Dado panelling around the room might be old but painted a gastro light green colour.

The pub is named after Sir Hugh Myddleton, who cut the New River, to bring water from Hertfordshire to London.