Sir Hugh Myddelton 1st Baronet
(1560-1631)

Died aged c. 71

Sir Hugh Myddelton (or Middleton), 1st Baronet (1560 – 10 December 1631) was a Welsh clothmaker, entrepreneur, mine-owner, goldsmith, banker and self-taught engineer. The spelling of his name is inconsistently reproduced, but Myddelton appears to be the earliest, and most consistently used in place names associated with him.

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Commemorated on 2 plaques

Formerly Bush Hill House Sir Hugh Myddelton Engineer of the New River lived here

On pillar at entrance to Cunard Crescent N21, off of Bush Hill Road N21, London, United Kingdom where they lived

Formerly Bush Hill House. Sir Hugh Myddelton engineer of the New River lived here 1609-1613

Cunard Crescent/Bush Hill Road, N21, London, United Kingdom where they lived (1609-1613)